![New Approach to Brain Control of Robots [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/03/MIT-brain-robot-interface.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | March 6, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Scientists have studied ways to interface a human brain with a robotic device. One goal is to let a person control a robotic prosthetic limb using his or her mind. It’s a complex problem that is difficult to solve. Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and...
by Alfred Poor | March 3, 2017 | General News, Health
Critics who find fault with current society often lay the blame on smartphones and social media channels. It’s hard to argue that these technologies have reshaped individual and communal behaviors, often in was that are not improvements. However, like most...
![Standing Mobility for Paralyzed Users [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/03/Numotion-RMD.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | March 2, 2017 | General News, Health
Many people confined to a wheelchair must deal with frustrating limitations. The bulky chair cannot fit in tight spaces, and while seated, the user cannot reach items that require them to be standing. A new product can help solve these problems and more. Numotion has...
by Alfred Poor | March 1, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical
In this week’s Health Tech podcast, you can hear about a transistor that uses heat as the switching signal instead of electricity, about a standby switch that uses zero power, and about how stomach acid can be used to power smart pills and other ingestible devices....
![Protect Hearing with Smartphone App [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/03/NIOSH-sound-level-app.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | March 1, 2017 | General News, Health
According to recommendations by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), working in an environment of 85 decibels (dB) for eight hours will expose you to the maximum allowed daily dose of sound. How loud is 85 db? It’s quieter than most...
