by Alfred Poor | April 10, 2015 | Health, Medical
BioHealth Innovation and ProductSavvy have announced the launch of a new HealthTech accelerator program in Rockville, Maryland. Backed by the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development, the new “Relevant Health” project is part of a larger...
by Alfred Poor | April 10, 2015 | Enabling Tech
One of the hotbeds for research on wearable technology is the Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) at North Carolina State University. The Center has received more than $11 million in funding from the National...
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by Alfred Poor | April 9, 2015 | Medical
India is a land of extremes, including people living with great wealth and in extreme poverty. Among the rural populations, many women suffer from diseases and chronic conditions that result from a lack of iodine in their diet. This can result in breast cancer,...
by Alfred Poor | April 9, 2015 | Medical
When we think of wearable health technology, we often think of digital electronics and other complicated gizmos. But the technology can be much simpler and passive, and yet have a profound impact on the lives of people. For example, consider a new material developed...
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by Alfred Poor | April 8, 2015 | Enabling Tech
Mobile devices in general — and wearable devices in particular — depend heavily on rechargeable batteries to provide the electricity that they need to operate. And the technology of choice these days is lithium-ion which has good storage capacity and...
