Smart Exoskeleton Helps Amputees Use Less Energy [video]

by Bruce Brown | October 19, 2021 | Enabling Tech

Upper-leg amputees fitted with prosthetic legs expend an extraordinary amount of energy when walking, according to researchers at the University of Utah’s Bionic Engineering Lab. The engineers cited a study from The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery that...

See Message Notifications Through Pockets with New LED Display [Video]

by Amantha May | October 15, 2021 | Enabling Tech

Newly developed technology can shine through fabric, making device notifications visible through garments and other items. The display, designed by researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, makes basic time, weather, text, and emails visible...

Get a Custom Fit with Flexible 3D Printed Sensors [video]

by Unber Shafiq | October 12, 2021 | Enabling Tech

Health Tech Insider continues to cover new advances in the wearable tech industry. From covering stories on a wearable that helps cancer patients manage pain to sharing studies of wearables used to measure soldiers performance, we have covered all sorts of wearable...

Sensor Company’s Growth Signals a Maturing Industry

by Bruce Brown | October 5, 2021 | Enabling Tech, Health

Here’s another sign that the digital health industry is maturing; MCube, a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) motion sensors, is rebranding as Movella. The name change signifies the company’s broadened...

Brain Implant Sparks Sense of Touch in Fingertips

by Amantha May | October 1, 2021 | Enabling Tech

Researchers at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research have confirmed that a minimally invasive brain implant restores touch sensations in the fingertips. The success of this first in-human study could lead to new options for individuals living with paralysis,...

Amputees Now Can Feel Objects With Smart Bionic Arm

by Bruce Brown | September 30, 2021 | Enabling Tech

Consolidating related technologies, engineers at Cleveland Clinic have created a bionic arm that gives people with upper-limb amputations full control of the prosthetic. The greatest test of any prosthetic is the degree to which it replaces the functions and...