New Exoskeleton Prevents Back Pain [video]

by Amantha May | November 6, 2020 | General News, Health

Lower back support apparel can help prevent back injuries, especially for workers in jobs that require heavy lifting, but it doesn’t alleviate muscle fatigue which is a key source of back pain and an injury precursor. Vanderbilt University engineers have designed an...

New Tiny Acrobatic Robot Tumbles to Deliver Medicine [video]

by Amantha May | November 4, 2020 | Enabling Tech, General News

Delivering drugs to a specific internal organ often affects other organs along the way, causing side-effects and reducing the amount of medication that reaches the target area. To address this issue, researchers at Purdue University have designed a tiny robot that...

Virus Crisis Speeds Adoption of New Digital Therapeutics

by Bruce Brown | November 3, 2020 | General News, Medical

You might want to file this news under the heading “Silver Lining.” According to a new report by U.K.-based Juniper Research, the COVID-19 pandemic will be a major factor in the projected massive worldwide growth in digital therapeutics and wellness app...

New Flexible Sensor Is Printed Directly onto Skin

by Amantha May | November 2, 2020 | Enabling Tech, General News

Flexible sensors, like the ones used in skin patches, offer a more precise and comfortable health monitoring option than larger wearable devices with rigid electrodes and wires. Expanding on these advantages, researchers at the Penn State Department of Engineering...

New Proximity Detector Has Features for Schools [video]

by Amantha May | October 30, 2020 | General News, Health

Proximity detectors have become standard workplace safety technology since employees began to return to work as communities reopen after pandemic lockdowns. SafeDistance by ConnectUp offers the usual benefits that most employers expect from a proximity system by now:...

New Evidence Shows Pandemic Stress Increases Children’s Heart Rates

by Amantha May | October 28, 2020 | General News, Health

Concerns about the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on children weigh heavily on the minds of many parents. Speaking for myself, those concerns literally keep me awake at night. Sadly, I doubt I’m alone in that experience. We worry about how the crisis affects...