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    Innovative ink coating can power wearable devices via heat
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 17

    Innovative ink coating can power wearable devices via heat

    Researchers at KTH report that they are closing in on a way to replace batteries for wearables and low-power applications in the IoT.
    Future wearable health tech could measure gases released from skin
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 5

    Future wearable health tech could measure gases released from skin

    A new study suggests that a wearable sensor may be able to monitor the body’s health by detecting the gases released from a person’s skin.
    Flexible Printable Electrical Patches Accelerate Wound Healing
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 27

    Flexible Printable Electrical Patches Accelerate Wound Healing

    A more recent therapy that is being explored is electrical field stimulation; which accelerates wound healing with limited side effects.
    New smartphone app accurately tests how well blood clots
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 26

    New smartphone app accurately tests how well blood clots

    Blood clots in patients with medical issues, such as mechanical heart valves or other heart conditions, can lead to a stroke or heart attack
    'Dancing Molecules' repair severe spinal cord injuries and reverse paralysis
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 12

    'Dancing Molecules' repair severe spinal cord injuries and reverse paralysis

    Researchers have developed a new injectable therapy that harnesses “dancing molecules” to reverse paralysis and repair spinal cord tissue.
    New wearable device enhances deep sleep
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 10

    New wearable device enhances deep sleep

    Many people, especially the elderly, suffer from abnormal sleep. In particular, the deep sleep phases become shorter and shallower with age.
    3D printed fingertip ‘feels’ like human skin
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 10

    3D printed fingertip ‘feels’ like human skin

    Machines can beat the world’s best chess player, but they cannot handle a chess piece as well as an infant due to a lack of robot dexterity.
    Spinal chord implant enables patient to get up and walk again
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 8

    Spinal chord implant enables patient to get up and walk again

    A patient suffering from a debilitating neurodegenerative disease was able to get up and walk again after being bedridden for over a year.
    Unique folding design leads to heart sensor with smaller profile
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 3

    Unique folding design leads to heart sensor with smaller profile

    Drawing on the Japanese art of kirigami to contour to the human body to better detect electrocardiographic signals.
    New fabric can “hear” your heartbeat
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 16

    New fabric can “hear” your heartbeat

    Having trouble hearing? Just turn up your shirt. That’s the idea behind a new “acoustic fabric” developed by engineers at MIT.
    Researchers have re-engineered red blood cells to fight COVID-19
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 13

    Researchers have re-engineered red blood cells to fight COVID-19

    Researchers modify red blood cells to transport viral agents which safely trigger the immune system to protect the body against SARS-CoV-2.
    Researchers harness AI and Robotics to treat spinal cord injuries
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 8

    Researchers harness AI and Robotics to treat spinal cord injuries

    This study represents one of the first times AI and robotics have been used to formulate highly sensitive therapeutic proteins.
    Engineer develops imitation red blood cells to deliver lifesaving drugs
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 2

    Engineer develops imitation red blood cells to deliver lifesaving drugs

    U of A researcher is building new drug delivery vehicles could improve efficacy and reduce negative side effects of lifesaving drugs.
    Amazon to roll out voice-activated telemedicine through Alexa-powered devices
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 1

    Amazon to roll out voice-activated telemedicine through Alexa-powered devices

    Amazon and Teladoc are starting a voice-activated virtual care program that lets customers get medical help without using their phones.
    Lego-inspired bone and soft tissue repair uses tiny, 3D-printed bricks
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 22

    Lego-inspired bone and soft tissue repair uses tiny, 3D-printed bricks

    Researchers have developed a tiny, 3D-printed technology that can be assembled like Lego blocks and help repair broken bones and soft tissue
    Bizarre 'metamaterial' helmet creates higher resolution brain scans
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 14

    Bizarre 'metamaterial' helmet creates higher resolution brain scans

    This gadget made of plastic and copper wire is a technological breakthrough with the potential to revolutionize medical imaging.
    Smartphone app can vibrate a single drop of blood to determine how well it clots
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 14

    Smartphone app can vibrate a single drop of blood to determine how well it clots

    Researchers have developed a new blood-clotting test that uses only a single drop of blood and a smartphone vibration motor and camera.
    Need to chill? Smartwatch accurately measures your stress level in real-time
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 10

    Need to chill? Smartwatch accurately measures your stress level in real-time

    Cortisol is well-suited for measurement in wearable devices, because its concentration levels in sweat are similar to its circulating levels
    'One beautiful life': Dad's love for daughter leads to wheelchair innovation
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 29

    'One beautiful life': Dad's love for daughter leads to wheelchair innovation

    LUCI is a high-tech hardware and software platform that mounts to a power wheelchair to provide stability, security and connectivity.
    New technology recycles face masks into cost-effective batteries
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 29

    New technology recycles face masks into cost-effective batteries

    Researchers from NUST MISIS have developed a new technology for producing cost-effective batteries from medical waste.
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