Study participants wearing the Smart Underwear farted on average 32 times a day, which is more than the 10 to 20 farts a day ...

A new nationwide study led by the University of Maryland is seeking volunteers to help document and analyze the full range of human flatulence.

Scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind smart underwear to track how often people actually fart, an advance that could lead to new insights into human metabolism. Until now, tracking human farts ...

Scientists created smart underwear that measures farts, helping researchers track gut microbes and define what normal digestion looks like.

Researchers developed a tiny fart-measuring device that snaps into underwear. Left: University of Maryland. Right: S. Botasini et al., Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X, 2025 under CC BY 4.0 How many ...

While breaking wind could help protect against Alzheimer’s and postpartum depression, there can be too much of a “good” thing. Scientists recently discovered that we’re passing gas a lot more often ...

University of Maryland researchers designed "Smart Underwear" to track and measure flatulence -- and they are seeking volunteers to wear them.

From the lab that brought you the reason behind yellow pee comes another monumental advance in digestive science: a fart-tracking sensor to be attached to your underwear. As it turns out, farts are ...

SCIENTISTS have created the first-ever pair of ‘smart pants’ that can spot bowel issues and track daily wind. The underwear, which measures the amount of hydrogen gas produced throughout the day, ...