Smart Bra Monitors Hearth Health [video]

by Bruce Brown | June 4, 2020 | Health

Former engineering students from MIT are developing washable, flexible circuits with sensors to capture biometric data. Bloomer Tech’s mission is tailoring cardiovascular healthcare to women. The company is currently in trials with its first product, the Bloomer...

Incubator Seeks COVID-19 Solutions

by Bruce Brown | June 3, 2020 | Health

Technology incubators and accelerators are not new concepts. In 2015, we wrote about the American Medical Association’s Chicago-based AMA Interaction Studio at MATTER that provides a space for healthcare professionals to interact with entrepreneurs and...

Lickable Device Simulates Complex Flavors [video]

by Amantha May | June 3, 2020 | General News, Health

A standard color LCD or OLED display only uses three colors to create the illusion of a full-color spectrum. A research team at Meiji University in Japan have developed an equivalent for taste: a lickable screen that uses five electrolyte gels to create the illusion...

Mixed-Signal ASIC Temp Sensor Ready as U.S. Reopens

by Bruce Brown | June 2, 2020 | Enabling Tech

After mandatory closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many parts of the U.S. are starting to reopen. Many questions about the virus still remain, however, and we may be dealing with its effects for a long time. There’s wide acknowledgment that life will not be...

Fidget Spinner Inspires UTI Diagnostic Microlab

by Bruce Brown | June 1, 2020 | Medical

Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) are unfortunately a common condition. Each year approximately 12% of women aged 18 or older in the U.S. will report a UTI, according to a study by the University of Michigan School of Public Health. In elderly patients, UTI symptoms...

Find Wheelchair Accessible Places with a Smartphone [VIDEO]

by Amantha May | June 1, 2020 | General News, Health

Nearly 3 million Americans use a wheelchair and about 130 million people worldwide require one for mobility. Unfortunately, many businesses and public spaces don’t have accessibility features. Wheelchair users can now use their smartphone to get instant accessibility...