Health Tech Usage Gap in UK

by riddhi | October 19, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical

AXA PPP Healthcare, a joint initiative led by AXA PPP healthcare together with think tank 2020health and the Design Museum, surveyed 2000 adults and 546 teenagers aged 14-17 to understand the usage of health tech. The findings show that teenagers and older generations...

Sharkskin Inspires Antimicrobial Material [video]

by Alfred Poor | October 19, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical

Bacterial and other microbial infections have become a serious problem, especially in hospitals and other clinical settings with the use of antibiotics and sterilizing chemicals have given rise to strains that are resistant to standard treatments. Scientists have...

Summary of GWU Hangout on Health Tech

by Alfred Poor | October 16, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical

The Masters in Health Administration at George Washington University (MHA@GW) held an online Google Hangout panel discussion about wearable Health Tech devices and how they be used effectively in healthcare. The organizers have posted a replay of the session, as well...

Benefits for Kids with Kid Power Band

by riddhi | October 15, 2015 | Fitness, General News, Health

Kids and nutrition has been a concern globally. Target has partnered with US Fund for UNICEF to bring the Kid Power Band to kids across the U.S. The Kid Power Band was created as part of the UNICEF “wearable-for-good” initiative of UNICEF, and Target will be its...

Ceramic Nanocubes Store Data

by Alfred Poor | October 15, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News

One of the gateways to low-cost wearable Health Tech devices is printed electronics. It’s not enough to just print electrodes and conductive substrates; we need to be able to print the logical components required to perform the digital electronic functions...

Wearable for Surfers to Capture Surf Analytics [video]

by riddhi | October 14, 2015 | Fitness, General News, Health

The sport of surfing is growing in popularity, and this has led to development of new technologies that help surfers improve their skills. Glassy Zone is a wearable device designed to improve surfers’ performance as well as improve their health and well-being....