New Bandages Promise Faster Healing for Stubborn Wounds

by William McCleary | April 14, 2023 | Enabling Tech

In the not-too-distant future, we could see bandages that not only cover wounds but monitor and help to heal them. That’s the idea behind the smart bandages developed by researchers at Caltech. Unlike traditional bandages made of absorbent material, these bandages are...

Continuous Real-Time Diagnostics On the Go [video]

by Unber Shafiq | April 12, 2023 | Enabling Tech

Nutromics, a MedTech scale-up, has a diagnostic lab-on-a-patch that tracks multiple crucial targets continuously and in real-time, giving clinicians personalized insights into patient health. Currently, clinicians are hampered by insufficient and delayed lab...

New Teabag Implant Can Treat Diabetes Automatically

by Unber Shafiq | April 11, 2023 | Enabling Tech

Patients with type 1 diabetes lack the ability to prodice the insulin required to regulate blood glucose levels. They require external insulin to regulate blood sugar levels. Many patients use insulin pumps that require a reliable energy supply, currently met by...

Amazon Opens Sidewalk for a Billion New Apps and Devices

by Bruce Brown | April 10, 2023 | Enabling Tech

No one can accuse Amazon of thinking small. The cloud services giant recently introduced the Amazon Sidewalk Internet of Things (IoT) network and invited developers to explore Sidewalk and start working on connecting the next billion devices to the network. Sidewalk...

New Smart Yarn Tells You When You’re Dangerously Tired

by William McCleary | April 10, 2023 | Enabling Tech

What does your clothing say about you? Perhaps we should update that age-old question to “What does your clothing say to you about you?” Your wardrobe may have a lot to say about your physical condition if you wear smart sportswear that can detect...

AI Helps Make Sure People Take Their Meds

by William McCleary | April 7, 2023 | Enabling Tech, Medical

Prescription medication adherence is a problem. And an expensive one. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that “the costs of nonadherence to prescribed medications are high and place significant financial strains on the health care system...