by Alfred Poor | December 19, 2014 | Enabling Tech
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have come up with a way to fabricate complex electronic devices using an inexpensive t-shirt printer. The process is non-toxic and simple. The circuits are created by “additive...
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by Alfred Poor | December 16, 2014 | Enabling Tech
One of the most amazing forms of wearable technology is the robotic prosthetic limb. This technology promises to restore normal use of hands and legs to those who have lost them due to injury or disease. One of the major challenges, however, is to get signals from...
by Alfred Poor | December 11, 2014 | Enabling Tech
The market for wearable Health Tech devices is booming, but it still takes an enormous investment to bring a new product or service to market. The research centers at IMEC and the Holst Centre hope to make it easier to design new health and medical wearable devices...
by Alfred Poor | December 10, 2014 | Enabling Tech
As a techno-geeky type, I know about Intel. But I confess that I am not familiar with one of Intel’s newest design partners: the Luxottica Group. You may not recognize the company either, but some of their eye-wear brands might ring a bell: Ray-Ban, Oakley, or...
by Alfred Poor | November 25, 2014 | Enabling Tech
If wearable Health Tech devices are truly going to “disappear” then they will have to become like a second skin. And that’s exactly what a group of scientists from the University of Tokyo are working on, as presented in a session at the IDTechEx...
by Alfred Poor | November 25, 2014 | Enabling Tech
Digital electronics require power, and for most wearable Health Tech electronic devices, this power comes from batteries. Energy harvesting is making great strides, but batteries remain the most convenient and affordable power solution. Unfortunately, the traditional...
