by Alfred Poor | April 22, 2021 | Enabling Tech
Believe it or not, people still use smartphones to make voice telephone calls. This can be a very convenient way to conduct business or to connect with family and friends. But there’s one group of people who have a problem with this: the hearing impaired. In...
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by Amantha May | April 21, 2021 | Enabling Tech
Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a smart textile that stands out in the rush of new smart fabric solutions. The engineering team created a vest, socks, gloves, and a sleeve for a robot arm out of coaxial piezo-resistive...
by Amantha May | April 19, 2021 | Enabling Tech, Medical
A tiny wireless implant powered by ultrasound waves could allow contactless monitoring of organ and tissue transplants. Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley worked with physicians from the University of California, San Diego, to develop a sensor smaller...
by Alfred Poor | April 14, 2021 | Enabling Tech, General News
You’ve spent a beautiful day hiking up and down mountain trails, and as you stop to set up camp for the night, you take off your backpack and plug your smartphone into it to recharge. Or you can use that electricity to power wearables or other health tech...
by Bruce Brown | April 9, 2021 | Enabling Tech
Engineers love a challenge, especially when they can conjure unique solutions. Researchers from the Penn State Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics leading an international team have developed a novel means to power wearables. Led by PSU Professor Larry...
![For Facebook’s Neural Interface, It’s All in the Wrist [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/Facebook-Neural-Interface.jpg?resize=600%2C275&ssl=1)
by Amantha May | April 7, 2021 | Enabling Tech
Virtual reality glasses, such as Facebook’s Occulus, aren’t simply expensive toys. VR devices likely represent the future of computing, or at least a big chunk of that future. That’s why Facebook intends to get ahead of the game by developing a wearable that...
