New Smart Skin Includes Sensor and a Display

by Amantha May | June 14, 2021 | Enabling Tech

When it comes to electronic skin sensors, the name of the game is stretchability. In recent years, researchers have developed a range of solutions for stretchable sensors and other electronics which, when integrated with a flexible substrate, adhere to and move with...

Washable Smart Garments Harvest Wireless Energy [video]

by Amantha May | June 11, 2021 | Enabling Tech

Are you wearing your smart home hub? A team of engineering researchers at Purdue University have a vision of future smart garments as masterminds that integrate and control every aspect of your life, from your car to home security to health tracking. The research team...

New Artificial Retina Is Powered by Light to Restore Sight

by Amantha May | June 9, 2021 | Enabling Tech, Medical

An Australian researcher at the University of Sydney has developed an electronic, 3-D printed neural interface that can act as an artificial retina. The device could eventually restore visual function in patients with spinal cord injuries or neurodegenerative diseases...

Best Buy Takes a Giant Step in Aging Care [video]

by Bruce Brown | June 8, 2021 | Health

We often write about partnering and collaboration among entities in the digital health industry. Recent examples include Sutter Health’s partnership with Docent Health to further a virtual mental health platform for young people. The Mayo Clinic and Eko are...

FDA Smiles at New 3D Printed Dental Prosthetics [video]

by Bruce Brown | June 7, 2021 | Health

Advances in 3D printing continue to astound as the technology leaps forward. A recent FDA decision moves the puck way down the ice in its clearance of Desktop Health’s 3D printed dental prosthetics. We’ve written about Virginia Tech’s work with...

Digital Therapy Program Reduces Pain, Costs, and Opioid Use

by Amantha May | June 7, 2021 | Medical

Kiio, a digital solution for musculoskeletal pain, offers health plans and employers an evidence-based option to address their members’ knee, hip, back, and neck pain. Client data studies show that using Kiio both lowered opioid use and reduced medical spending. Kiio...