Novel low-cost earbuds make newborn hearing screening accessible
Newborns across the US are screened to check for hearing loss which is important as it helps families better understand their child's health
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Joseph Shavit
- Dec 22, 2022
Futuristic wireless earbuds clear up calls using deep learning
Microphones in each earbud create two synchronized audio streams providing information to separate sounds coming from different directions.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 17, 2022
Mobile app yields major breakthrough towards curing tinnitus
The group with the polytherapeutic treatments showed clinically significant improvements at 12 weeks, while the other group did not.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 10, 2022
Life-saving infrared light beam can detect malaria
A fast, needle-free malaria detection tool developed by a University of Queensland-led team could help save hundreds of thousands of lives.
Joshua Shavit
- Nov 23, 2022
An edible QR code takes a shot at fake whiskey
The days of fake whiskey could be numbered, thanks to a team of biomedical engineers from Purdue University and South Korea.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 22, 2022
Groundbreaking app creates time-lapse videos with a smartphone
An app developed by Cornell researchers uses augmented reality to help users repeatedly capture images from the same location with a phone.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 20, 2022
Groundbreaking technology could put an end to camera 'notches' on smartphones
One potential application for the technology is integration of displays with different types of sensors and cameras (camera notches).
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 12, 2022
Smartphones show promise as electronic stethoscopes
A mobile phone app which records a user’s heartbeat could pave the way for doctors to monitor cardiac patients remotely, research suggests.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 10, 2022
New algorithm increases successful dating site matches by more than 25%
Accounting for user preferences and current user experience, a new algorithm can increase the number of matches by at least 27%.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 12, 2022
New smartphone clip-on can detect Zika virus in blood samples
Researchers have developed an instrument that can be clipped on to a smartphone to rapidly test for Zika virus in a single droplet of blood.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 7, 2022
New AI-powered app could boost smartphone batteries by 30 per cent
It is hoped that EOptomizer will be adapted across the industry and help drive down carbon emissions, by making consumers’ goods last longer
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 6, 2022
Audioflow app can remote monitor your urological health
Audioflow, performed almost as well as a specialist machine used in clinics, and achieves similar results to urology residents.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 5, 2022
Silencing your smartphone may actually be more distracting not less
Turning smartphones off, or setting them to silent to ease distractions or avoid addictive internet behaviors may backfire on some people.
Joseph Shavit
- May 10, 2022
New mobile phone app shows how well shoes will fit based on the 3D shape of the user's foot
The app is designed for online shoe retailers to offer to their customers, to provide accurate fitting of different types of shoes and feet.
Joseph Shavit
- May 3, 2022
Smartphone-powered microchip powers at-home medical diagnostic testing
Research team has developed a new microfluidic chip for diagnosing diseases that can be powered wirelessly by a smartphone.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 26, 2022
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
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 26, 2022
You can control your smartphone via a new eye-tracking tool
The problem with unwieldy phones is they often require a second hand or voice commands to operate—which can be cumbersome and inconvenient.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 19, 2022
Facial recognition technology taken to the next level in virtual reality
Our face can unlock a smartphone, provide access to a secure building and speed up passport control at airports, verifying our identity.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 18, 2022
Smartphone app usage data alone can reveal your identity, study shows
The time a person spends on different smartphone apps is enough to identify them from a larger group in more than one in three cases.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 16, 2022
An innovative technology for 6G communication networks
A new waveguide could revolutionize THz signal transmission and processing for faster and broader communication links.
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