This Exoskeleton Knows When You Push It [video]

by Bruce Brown | November 22, 2021 | Enabling Tech

One of the strongest arguments in favor of free weights over weight machines for strength training has to do with symmetry. The problem is that humans aren’t symmetrical. People with minimal asymmetry often can power through weight machine workouts without...

CES 2022: AR Smart Glasses Win More CES 2022 Recognition

by Bruce Brown | November 16, 2021 | Enabling Tech

If CES ever brews up a Lifetime Innovations Awards Achievement Award (LIAAA), Vuzix will be in the running. This year CES named the augmented reality (AR) and smart glasses trailblazer as a double CES 2022 Innovation Awards Honoree. According to Vuzix, this will be...

3D Bioprinting Company Staking Claims in New Frontiers

by Bruce Brown | November 8, 2021 | Enabling Tech

Less than 40 years ago, in 1986, the U.S. patent office granted the first patent for 3D printing to Charles Hull. Hull founded 3D Systems Corp. that same year and introduced the first 3D printer, the SLA-1, in 1988. Moving ahead through the 90s and the early...

BBQ Lighter Sparks Better Vaccine Delivery [video]

by Amantha May | November 3, 2021 | Enabling Tech

Seeking a more effective way to deliver DNA vaccines, Atlanta researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University turned to a simple household item: an ordinary BBQ lighter. The research team used the lighter to simplify a process called...

Walk with Confidence Using New “Smarter” Cane [Video]

by Amantha May | October 22, 2021 | Enabling Tech, Health

A new smart cane uses sophisticated technology found in self-driving cars to assist people with visual impairments. Researchers at Stanford University adapted the technology to improve object navigation over many smart canes currently on the market. The team recently...

New Wearable Harvests Energy with Magnets

by Amantha May | October 20, 2021 | Enabling Tech

Without the inconvenience of batteries, wearable technology such as fitness trackers and patient monitors could harvest biometric data virtually non-stop. A self-powered solution would also remove a big barrier that has slowed the progress of bringing smart garments...