Electrical Nerve Stimulation Beats Migraines [video]

by Alfred Poor | October 14, 2016 | General News, Medical

As many as 100,000 people in the U.S. suffer from migraine headaches every day, and the pain can be so debilitating that they are unable to perform their normal daily activities. This leads to more than 150 million lost workdays and productivity losses in the tens of...

Powered Plastic Glove Assists with Grasping Activities [video]

by Bruce Brown | October 13, 2016 | General News, Medical

People recovering from a stroke or spinal cord injury must often relearn how to perform many of the activities of daily living (ADLs). Some of those activities require assistance, either from caregivers or assistance technology. Grasping can often be beyond the...

Sweat Sensor Technology Has Wide Application

by Alfred Poor | October 13, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News

“Horses sweat, men perspire, and women glow.” This holdover from the Victorian era may be guilty of splitting hairs at the expense of science, but the fact remains that the natural secretions of human skin are much more than just salt water. They are a...

Sweat Reveals Data in Real Time

by Alfred Poor | October 13, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News

“Horses sweat, men perspire, and women glow.” This holdover from the Victorian Era may split hairs on behalf of social sensibilities at the expense of science, but the fact remains that human skin secrets fluids that is much more than just salty water. It...

Silkworms Fed on Nanotubes Produce Conductive Thread

by Bruce Brown | October 12, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News

Strapping a wristband, hanging a lanyard, or putting on a pin or headwear to measure monitor health metrics may sound like no big deal. But remembering and the extra effort required to add a wearable to one’s daily outfit are real-life compliance obstacles. What...

Can Haptic Feedback Replace Sight? [video]

by Alfred Poor | October 12, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News

Vision is one of the key senses for humans. Those with limited or no sight can compensate, but it can still be difficult to finding your way through an unfamiliar setting when you can’t see. Could technology help solve this problem? That’s one of the many...