by Amantha May | March 29, 2021 | Enabling Tech
To make wearables truly effortless — integrating seamlessly into daily life virtually unnoticed — engineers must solve a few essential problems. These include eliminating bulky hardware and enhancing comfort while maintaining durability. Eliminating the...
by Amantha May | March 26, 2021 | Enabling Tech
Electronic textiles hold much promise in the evolution of wearable technology. But when it comes to advances in e-textiles, engineers have the same problem as many average adults: laundry. It turns out that it’s difficult to create comfortable electronic fabrics...
by Bruce Brown | March 22, 2021 | Enabling Tech
There’s no shortage of potential applications for artificial skin, including rehabilitation, exoskeletal surfaces, and monitoring chronic diseases. There are also plenty of challenges. Ideally, artificial skin needs to be lightweight, flexible and stretchable,...
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by Amantha May | March 22, 2021 | Enabling Tech
An ancient legend dating from the early days of Judaism tells of the golem, a human-like creature made of mud and brought to life through prayers and rituals. Science fiction has made ample use of the golem, replacing mud with artificially derived organic matter...
by Bruce Brown | March 18, 2021 | Enabling Tech, Medical
Progressive ocular diseases such as glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are sneaky. The diseases often start with minimal effect and advance unnoticed until causing significant and irreparable damage. Early treatment is highly desirable with ocular...
by Bruce Brown | March 12, 2021 | Enabling Tech
Sweat suffers a bad rap, but Gatorade may change sweat’s status with a new biomarker patch. We’ve written many times about sweat’s potential as a source of medical biomarkers. Most recently we covered UK startup Sweati’s ongoing development of...
