by William McCleary | April 15, 2022 | Enabling Tech
The world of wearables just got an interesting new innovation with a free-form battery that can be printed on fabric. Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) developed this new lithium battery, the components of which (including its...
by Bruce Brown | April 12, 2022 | Enabling Tech
A group of engineers and designers from MIT and Rhode Island School of Design have developed acoustic fabric that can convert sound pressure waves to electrical signals. The team detailed the technology in a study published in Nature. Potential applications for sound...
by William McCleary | March 28, 2022 | Enabling Tech
Controlling the world around you with your thoughts is no longer just the stuff of science fiction; it’s here. Or at least well on its way with the rollout of NexStem headset. This device reads the brain’s electroencephalography (EEG) signals and enables...
by Unber Shafiq | March 23, 2022 | Enabling Tech
The nervous system is the major controlling and regulatory system in the body. Technological advances in devices that can mimic the neuro-biological architectures present in the nervous system require integration with biological systems. Traditional, silicon-based...
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by Alfred Poor | March 22, 2022 | Enabling Tech
When it comes to creating a major innovation, you might not expect it to come from a company that is more than 400 years old. But that’s what’s happening; Piana Technology has developed a material called E/SMART that it hopes will replace much of the 1.3...
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by Alfred Poor | March 22, 2022 | Enabling Tech, Health
People are keeping closer track on their bodies, but this typically requires a bunch of gear and time to use it. Want to take your blood pressure? Sit down with a pressure cuff and take a reading. Want to measure your weight and body fat? Step on a smart scale. Or...
