by Bruce Brown | March 9, 2018 | General News, Medical
There are no big winners in the annual influenza lottery. The best possible outcome requires three correct matches. Researchers must accurately predict the strains that will appear in the next year’s flu. Correct vaccine formulations must be ready in time in...
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by Bruce Brown | November 24, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Nylon fiber has a new powerful new application; it can be used to make artificial muscle fibers, according to the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering. Muscles expand and contract and previous artificial muscles do that as well. Real muscles, however, also bend,...
by Bruce Brown | June 3, 2016 | General News, Health
Siemens Corporate Technology in conjunction with the EU ACANTO (A CyberphysicAl social NeTwOrk) is developing a high-tech walker for the elderly. Called the FriWalk (for Friendly Robot Walker), the device has several functions to enhance the health and well-being of...
by Alfred Poor | December 30, 2014 | Enabling Tech
Researchers at the University of Tokyo, with the support of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), have developed a new gel suitable for attaching sensors to the human body, inside or out. The gel has strong adhesive properties, and readily conforms to...
