by Alfred Poor | October 21, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical, Uncategorized
Liquid crystals were discovered nearly 150 years ago, though it was not until 1962 that they were viewed as a way to create flat panel displays. The cigar-shaped molecules have the useful characteristic of aligning with each other under normal circumstances, but will...
by Alfred Poor | October 20, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical
Alert systems bring piece of mind to the elderly, patients with chronic health conditions, their family members, and their caregivers. These devices let the user summon help in the event of a fall or a medical emergency. Some can even trigger an alert if the user is...
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by Alfred Poor | October 19, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical
Bacterial and other microbial infections have become a serious problem, especially in hospitals and other clinical settings with the use of antibiotics and sterilizing chemicals have given rise to strains that are resistant to standard treatments. Scientists have...
by Alfred Poor | October 16, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical
The Masters in Health Administration at George Washington University (MHA@GW) held an online Google Hangout panel discussion about wearable Health Tech devices and how they be used effectively in healthcare. The organizers have posted a replay of the session, as well...
by Alfred Poor | October 15, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News
One of the gateways to low-cost wearable Health Tech devices is printed electronics. It’s not enough to just print electrodes and conductive substrates; we need to be able to print the logical components required to perform the digital electronic functions...
