Self-Healing Conductor Resists Damage [video]

by Alfred Poor | August 6, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News

Printed electronics are going to play an increasing role in wearable devices. The technology can be flexible, lightweight, and more durable than traditional rigid printed circuit boards. As we rely on devices to address health and medical issues, however, we need them...

AI Developed to Protect Municipal Water Supplies

by Bruce Brown | July 30, 2018 | General News, Health

Safe water for drinking, cooking, bathing, and cleaning is an essential cornerstone of public health. Without clean water, people get sick. The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) works with other organizations such as the Pan American Health Organization...

Asthma App Suite

by Bruce Brown | July 27, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical

According to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), approximately 26 million Americans — more than 8% of the population — suffer from asthma. A chronic disease that affects the airways in the lungs, asthma’s...

Patients Want Text Messaging from Providers

by Bruce Brown | July 26, 2018 | General News, Medical

Text messaging, or texting, started with a “Merry Christmas” message sent to employees in 1992 by a Vodafone engineer, according to Mashable. After initial explosive growth, texting began to decline in 2009 and hit its nadir in 2012, BigFish PR wrote in...

Electronic Skin Patches Report Predicts Rapid Growth

by Bruce Brown | July 25, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News

We’ve written about skin patch biosensors in a range of applications from UV exposure detection to atrial fibrillation monitoring. Researchers and medical device and supply companies investigating skin patch wearables focus on the advantages of the patch form...

Glass App Gamifies Interaction for Autism Spectrum [video]

by Bruce Brown | July 24, 2018 | General News, Health

According to the CDC, between 1% to 2% of humans have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) worldwide. Occurring across demographic groups, boys with ASD outnumber girls four to one. The disorder is called a “spectrum” because of the varied symptoms and traits...