by Alfred Poor | July 21, 2017 | General News, Health
Fitness bands have become very popular in recent years (though many seem to end up in a kitchen drawer after a few months). But what if you’re not so interested in fitness, but would rather track other health and wellness factors? Do these devices have any...
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by Alfred Poor | July 20, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
One of the recurring themes here at Health Tech Insider is the question of how we are going to power sensors and other wearable devices for Health Tech applications. Energy harvesting is an attractive solution because it can delay or even eliminate the need to...
by Alfred Poor | July 19, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Those of us of a certain age may remember the movie “Fantastic Voyage,” though if of the male persuasion, you may not remember much about it other than Raquel Welch. Simply put, scientists miniaturize a submarine and its crew and inject it into a...
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by Alfred Poor | July 18, 2017 | General News, Health
American Sign Language (ASL) is the most widely-used sign language in the U.S. One portion of the language includes finger-spelling, with different hand positions for each letter of the alphabet. If you don’t know the sign for a given word, you can always spell...
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by Alfred Poor | July 17, 2017 | General News, Health
Space is the next frontier, and scientists are learning that the human body reacts differently to low- and zero-gravity conditions than it does here on Earth. As a result, collecting biometric data from space travellers is critically important. French astronaut Thomas...
