by Alfred Poor | September 11, 2018 | General News, Health
You are probably aware of the late night television commercials in which an elderly person is on the floor, calling “Help, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” This is the rallying cry of the personal emergency response system (PERS) companies, who...
by Alfred Poor | September 10, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
We’ve covered all sorts of exoskeletons that augment or restore a body’s ability to move, but what if you had a suit that could simulate touch? Haptic feedback gives the sensation of something touching you, or of you touching an object. What if you could...
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by Alfred Poor | September 7, 2018 | General News, Medical
Diabetes is a disease that prevents the body from regulating blood sugar. Many diabetics must take blood samples to check their glucose levels, and adjust their insulin doses accordingly. Finger sticks for blood testing can be inconvenient at best, as well as painful...
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by Alfred Poor | September 6, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
“If these walls could talk.” We tend to think of augmented reality (AR) as a technology that helps sighted users see more than is really there in their surroundings. But researchers are finding novel applications for AR to help those who have lost their...
by Alfred Poor | September 5, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
In 2014, there were no commercial systems available that closed the loop between a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and an insulin pump. For a variety of reasons — including government regulation hurdles — manufacturers were not ready to bring such systems...
