A New Robotic Sleeve Aids With Lymphedema

by William McCleary | May 23, 2022 | Enabling Tech, Medical

A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada have developed a treatment for lymphedema that’s smaller, lighter, and cheaper than many existing treatments. It’s a prototype of a soft robotic sleeve that weighs less than an iPhone 13, and...

A New Bio-Sensor Harnesses the Power of Gas

by William McCleary | May 18, 2022 | Enabling Tech

Photo credit: https://www.tredz.co.uk/ Gas released from your body could very well provide health data through a wearable in the future. No, not that kind of body gas. A new study out of Ohio State suggests that gasses released through a person’s skin can be...

New Lab-on-Your-Arm Goes Beyond Glucose [video]

by Unber Shafiq | May 18, 2022 | Enabling Tech

We have frequently covered continuous glucose monitor (CGM) systems, including Dexcom CGM, sugarBEAT, and  Senseonics Eversense Continuous Glucose Monitoring System. Rarely have we covered a CGM system that monitors diabetes-important parameters other than glucose...

Machine-Knitted Soft Actuators Give Robots a Sense of Touch [video]

by Bruce Brown | May 17, 2022 | Enabling Tech

Scientists with MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) are developing technology that speeds up soft pneumatic actuator design. Soft actuators perform much of the lifting and moving of physical components in smart robotics,...

Bluetooth Breach Found in COVID Test Device

by William McCleary | May 4, 2022 | Enabling Tech

In a revelation that calls attention to the wider issue of data protection for health tech devices, a cybersecurity consultant discovered a security issue with a widely used COVID-19 test. An investigation by an employee at the Helsinki-based cybersecurity company...

Make New Sensors 90% Faster With Low-Cost Vinyl Cutter

by Bruce Brown | May 2, 2022 | Enabling Tech

Wearable sensor developers may soon be thanking University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley) engineers. A team from the University’s Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center developed a relatively faster and cheaper way to produce sensor prototypes than the common...