New Device Can Detect Blood Sugar Levels from Breath Samples

by Bruce Brown | July 21, 2022 | Enabling Tech

The percentage of people who had diabetes in 2019 in the U.S. (11.3% or 37.3 million) and the world (9.3% or 463 million) continue to creep higher. Measuring blood glucose levels is part and parcel of managing diabetes. The worldwide demand for help for people with...

Artificial Muscles Can Outperform Biological Ones [video] 

by William McCleary | July 20, 2022 | Enabling Tech

It looks like we’ve gotten one step closer to science fiction becoming reality with a team from UCLA and the research institute SRI International creating artificial muscles that outperform human ones. Researchers say the new material is up to 10 times more...

Cuff-Free BP Wearable Gets CE and FDA Clearance [video]

by Bruce Brown | July 18, 2022 | Enabling Tech, Health, Medical

Luxembourg-based LiveMetric recently added FDA clearance to the existing CE clearance for the company’s LiveOne wrist-worn cuff-less blood pressure monitor. Cuffless BP monitoring is one of the holiest grails of wearable digital health technology...

Ultrahuman Rings Looks to Be the Future of Fitness [video]

by William McCleary | July 18, 2022 | Enabling Tech, Fitness, Health

Following the footsteps of popular smart rings such as the Movano Ring and the Oura Ring, the Indian fitness platform Ultrahuman is looking to enter the niche wearable market with what it calls “the world’s first metabolism tracking ring.” According...

3D Printing Delivers Low-Cost Prosthetics Across the Globe [video]

by William McCleary | July 15, 2022 | Enabling Tech, Health

Globally, the needs of people with amputations are greater than one might assume. A study conducted by researchers at the University of Washington and Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands estimates that there are close to 60 million people living with...

Soft Exoskeleton Shirt Lowers Costs and Improves Mobility [video]

by Unber Shafiq | July 12, 2022 | Enabling Tech

Researchers at the ETH Zurich’s Sensory Lab have successfully devised a prototype of a wearable, textile exomuscle. Other exoskeleton solutions are available, but they tend to be very expensive. The team felt the need for something that is more pocket friendly....