by William McCleary | January 11, 2023 | Health
Eye masks are commonly worn during sleep to block out light. And some folks use nighttime eye masks as beauty treatments. But what if that slumber mask could track bio-signals and provide a data-driven window into a person’s sleep quality? That’s the...
by Bruce Brown | December 12, 2022 | Enabling Tech
Self-powered wearable garments that double as digital sensors have several advantages over battery-powered devices, primarily because they don’t require batteries. Batteries typically are rigid structures and uncomfortable to wear. Batteries also need...
by William McCleary | November 21, 2022 | Enabling Tech
What can 3D imaging tell us about the health of the human body? Lots. The motion capture of one’s gait has the potential to serve as a digital biomarker that identifies disease progression and rehabilitation outcomes, while 3D tracking can identify problematic...
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...
by Bruce Brown | October 25, 2022 | Health
We’ve been covering the Over-the-Counter (OTC) Hearing Aid Act since 2017 when the Senate first approved the law. Despite many would-be market starters, in early 2018, Nuheara’s IQbuds were the first OTC hearables to hit the market for online sales. As of...