A Device for Custom-Fit Face Masks [video]

by William McCleary | November 9, 2022 | Enabling Tech

One might be tempted to believe that “one size fits all” applies to face masks, but most of us know that not to be true. And ill-fitting face masks can greatly increase the risk of both transmitting and contracting airborne diseases, as they allow aerosols...

Does Your Tracker Know How Long You Will Live?

by William McCleary | November 7, 2022 | Enabling Tech, Health

Can one’s fitness tracker gauge their risk of death over years? It seems so. That’s the overall finding from a study conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois that employed around 100,000 participants in the UK Biobank, a massive biomedical...

A Chatbot Helps Kids Brush Their Teeth Better

by William McCleary | November 2, 2022 | Enabling Tech

Even though it’s inextricably tied to one’s overall health and well-being, oral health is often a less-considered aspect of healthcare. And that’s a problem, compounded by the fact that dental insurance is expensive and thus inaccessible for many...

New Robotic Finger Is More Sensitive Than Human Skin [video]

by Bruce Brown | October 31, 2022 | Enabling Tech

We’ve written about BeBop Sensors, Inc. several times in recent years, primarily covering the Berkeley, California-based company’s fabric sensor systems and haptic gloves. Most recently in May 2022, we wrote about BeBop’s developments with smart...

Ankle Exoskeleton Learns How You Walk [video]

by Bruce Brown | October 27, 2022 | Enabling Tech

A prosthetic that’s smarter, faster, and easier than other technologies sounds like a win-win-win. That’s the three-measure goal a group of researchers from the Stanford Biomechatronics Laboratory set for their untethered exoskeleton. Any prosthetic that...

A Bionic Leg is Going Big [video]

by William McCleary | October 26, 2022 | Enabling Tech

They’re touting it as “the most advanced bionic leg ever created.” And its creators, researchers at the University of Utah’s Bionic Engineering Lab, seem to have the proof to back up that bold claim, evidenced in a study that was published in Nature...