3D Printed Prosthetics with Integrated Electronics

by Bruce Brown | April 19, 2019 | Enabling Tech

Consumer 3D printing began to be a thing in 2009 when the Stratasys patent for Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) expired and entered the public domain. Since the early days of 3D printing tiny dinosaurs and toys, consumer 3D printing developed rapidly. Commercially 3D...

Smart Fabric Reduces Injury and Speeds Recovery

by Bruce Brown | April 17, 2019 | Enabling Tech

As a working concept, smart fabric solves many challenges for wearable health tech. If your preferred or prescribed biometric sensors are woven into your garments, you won’t have to remember to put them on, unlike with wristbands, pins, and pendants....

Wearable Sensors Promote Faster Wound Healing

by Bruce Brown | March 29, 2019 | Enabling Tech

Wounds require immediate attention, whether the injuries occur on battlefields or kitchen counters. We’ve written about various development in wound care and healing technology development. We covered work on injectable bandages at Texas A&M University,...

3D-Printed Tissues Speed Bone Healing

by Bruce Brown | March 28, 2019 | Enabling Tech

Since the earliest, primitive 3D printing in 2012, development teams worldwide have sought effective medical applications for the technology. We’ve seen 3D-printed spinal components, cartilage implants, bionic arms, prosthetics, and more. Athletes and others...

Self-powered, Washable and Wearable Displays [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 27, 2019 | Enabling Tech

In 2014 market tracking firm IHS predicted rapid growth in wearable displays, with an upsurge that would start in 2018. At the time the group bullet-pointed three challenges: good outdoor visibility, low power consumption, and flexible form factors. We’ve...

Movie Robots Inspire Energy-Harvesting Wearables [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 22, 2019 | Enabling Tech

Harvesting energy is a win in just about any application. In wearable health tech, however, energy harvesting should sit at the top of a developer’s wish lists. If users need to refuel, plug in, or recharge the technology that they wear, carry, or implant, they...