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by Bruce Brown | October 7, 2019 | Enabling Tech
What do jellyfish and moths have in common? They both move toward light. Phototaxis, a natural phenomenon by which organisms move toward or away from light, explains why the two quite different animals are attracted to light. Scientists at the UCLA Samueli School of...
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by Bruce Brown | September 30, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Prosthetic hands return mobility and functionality to people with hand amputations, but the loss of feeling and social discomfort associated with prosthetics take a toll on the quality of life. Engineers at Purdue University recently published a report in NPG Asia...
by Bruce Brown | September 27, 2019 | Enabling Tech, Medical
Los Angles-based MedTech Innovator announced 20 startup finalists in its Asia Pacific Showcase program. The MedTech Innovator program seeks and supports companies developing transformative device, diagnostic, and digital health tech in the Asia Pacific area. In...
by Bruce Brown | September 19, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Spending on virtual and augmented reality hardware, systems, and applications will exceed $20 billion during 2019, according to a 2018 IDC report. Games and consumer video viewing continue as the AR/VR application front runners, but industrial, commercial,...
by Bruce Brown | September 18, 2019 | Enabling Tech
The current opioid abuse epidemic has created strong interest in pain management solutions that do not require drugs. The fact remains that some situations still may be best addressed using medications. Researchers at Switzerland’s Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale...
by Bruce Brown | September 11, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Global healthcare company Novo Nordisk wants to give three biotech startups a Golden Ticket, one each year for three years. The Golden Ticket is one year of free access to a scientist and a bench for research at LabCentral, a state-of-the-art biotech innovation lab in...
