Smart Octopus Glove Can Grip Underwater Objects [video]

by Unber Shafiq | August 10, 2022 | Enabling Tech

We are born with many abilities, but gripping things underwater is not one of them. Divers use oxygen tanks for breathing, special suits to keep the body warm, and other equipment to adapt to underwater environments for the short duration of time that they spend below...

An Ultrasound Sticker Is Primed to Go Wearable [video]

by William McCleary | August 8, 2022 | Enabling Tech

If you’ve ever had an ultrasound, it most likely involved going to an office and getting slathered with warm gel before a clinician rubbed a probe over an area of your body. One day, and perhaps one day soon, that same technology may be possible using just a...

Steering Group’s New Plan to Protect Big Data Quality

by Bruce Brown | August 4, 2022 | Enabling Tech, Medical

Big data plays an increasingly important role in medicine and in public health studies. The adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs), arrays of continuous biometric sensors, and collaborations among global organizations that collect, analyze, and study massive...

A Smart Stent Connects Your Brain [video]

by Bruce Brown | July 28, 2022 | Enabling Tech

We’ve written many times about about brain computer interfaces (BCIs) that enable persons with motor impairment to control a prothesis or even gain a sense of touch via a prosthesis. One of the greatest drawbacks of brain implants, however, is the use of...

This New Health Monitoring Wearable Needs No Battery

by William McCleary | July 27, 2022 | Enabling Tech

Taking a cue from automatic watches that rely on the energy generated by the wearer, researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) have created a battery-free wearable that can monitor vital signs in real-time. So far, their prototype can only track the...

An AI-Powered Bracelet for Child Emotional Awareness [video]

by William McCleary | July 22, 2022 | Enabling Tech, Health

Not all Kickstarter campaigns are equal. A brush that lets you lick your cat? A “BarfSuit” with a built-in sick bag? A fan-cooled spoon? They’re all real campaigns. And then there are Kickstarter campaigns backed by clinical trials, such as Tully’s...