by Alfred Poor | November 25, 2014 | Enabling Tech
If wearable Health Tech devices are truly going to “disappear” then they will have to become like a second skin. And that’s exactly what a group of scientists from the University of Tokyo are working on, as presented in a session at the IDTechEx...
by Alfred Poor | November 25, 2014 | Enabling Tech
Digital electronics require power, and for most wearable Health Tech electronic devices, this power comes from batteries. Energy harvesting is making great strides, but batteries remain the most convenient and affordable power solution. Unfortunately, the traditional...
by Alfred Poor | November 20, 2014 | Enabling Tech
One of the recurring themes in the presentations at the IDTechEx conference was the need to for wearable Health Tech devices to “disappear” into our daily lives. These products can’t be intrusive, but rather become a part of our normal day-to-day...
by Alfred Poor | November 17, 2014 | Medical
Diseases such as macular degeneration can damage the light-sensitive cells on the surface of the eye’s retina. Eventually, the patient can lose sight altogether. Researchers have been investigating ways to create implants that would convert light into electrical...
by Alfred Poor | November 10, 2014 | Enabling Tech
We all know about batteries. They are heavier and thicker than we wish they were, and they always need to be recharged or replaced sooner than we want. Universities and companies around the globe are hard at work trying to advance the state of the art, and Samsung...