by Alfred Poor | January 8, 2015 | Enabling Tech
We all know what “smart glasses” look like. They have a big prism hanging out in front like Google Glass, so that tech enthusiasts can wear them like a badge of honor. As a result, bystanders get concerned about being photographed and recorded, and wonder...
by Alfred Poor | December 30, 2014 | Enabling Tech
Researchers at the University of Tokyo, with the support of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), have developed a new gel suitable for attaching sensors to the human body, inside or out. The gel has strong adhesive properties, and readily conforms to...
by Alfred Poor | December 29, 2014 | Enabling Tech
When it comes to wearable Health Tech, smaller is better. Much better. So it is news for product designers when a company you’ve probably never heard of — Kionix — comes out with an accelerometer that is just one-half the height of the part it...
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by Alfred Poor | December 24, 2014 | Enabling Tech
The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates characterized human physiology based on the four colors of the different “humors.” Modern medicine is still interested in color when diagnosing disease and other conditions. One of the recent revolutions is the...
by Alfred Poor | December 22, 2014 | Enabling Tech
Next to heart rate and respiration, one of the most critical biometrics in healthcare is the blood-oxygen saturation level. This is a measure of how much oxygen is in the blood, and indirectly, how well the patient’s heart and lungs are working together. The...
by Alfred Poor | December 19, 2014 | Enabling Tech
One challenge for artificial limbs — whether they are attached to a robot or to a human as a prosthetic — is to sense pressure. The feedback from your fingertips tells you if you are gripping an object firmly enough. If it starts to slip, you can sense it...
