by Alfred Poor | July 29, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Radio waves are all around us all the time. In most parts of developed countries (and many under-developed regions as well), cell phone base towers provide a steady source of broadcast signals. Scientists refer to this as “ambient power” — power that...
by Alfred Poor | July 28, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
“Give a kid a hammer, and the whole world looks like a nail.” It’s natural to try to solve problems using familiar tools, which explains why engineers turn to gears and pulleys and wheels and hinges when trying to create a robot that simulates human...
by Alfred Poor | July 27, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
As shown in a study from the University of Missouri that we covered last year, seniors can live independently longer when their home is equipped with passive sensor systems. People are notoriously bad at accurately reporting on gradual changes to their health, and...
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by Alfred Poor | July 26, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
The human body comes with few spare parts, and unlike some other animals, we’re not generally able to regrow a part that has become damaged or lost. We’ve been working on creating functional replacements for centuries (think of George Washington’s...
by Alfred Poor | July 25, 2016 | General News, Medical
One out of every 11 adults has diabetes. That works out to 415 million people worldwide. 12 cents out of every healthcare dollar spent goes toward diabetes and related complications, for a total of $673 billion every year. If we can reduce those costs by just one...
