by Bruce Brown | April 6, 2021 | Enabling Tech
If I were a battery, I might wonder what I did wrong and why teams of scientists around the world are working hard to do away with me. Engineers developing technology that harvests energy from magnetism, body heat, yarn, the human knee, water, and even bacteria all...
by Bruce Brown | April 5, 2021 | Enabling Tech
They did it again, and not by accident. A team of North Carolina State University engineers focuses on harvesting heat energy from the human body to power wearable electronics. They recently attained even greater efficiency than we reported in 2020. Mehmet Ozturk, NC...
by Amantha May | April 5, 2021 | Health
A smiling robot that captures the attention of autistic children can help them learn and practice social, emotional, and cognitive skills. QTrobot for Home, a talking playmate initially designed for use in schools and researchers, can now help parents work with...
by Bruce Brown | April 2, 2021 | Health, Medical
It appears that Millennials aren’t the only generation flocking to adopt mobile health tech devices. Most Baby Boomers also spend a significant portion of their waking hours looking at screens on their smartphones and other mobile devices. The American Heart...
by Amantha May | April 2, 2021 | Enabling Tech
Microgrids power small geographic areas using a network of distributed energy sources. Microgrids that serve municipalities, college campuses, and hospital complexes draw and store power from various sources, including solar, wind, water, and other renewable energy...
by Bruce Brown | April 1, 2021 | Medical
We’ve written about Denmark-based Miiskin’s eponymous mole-tracking feature previously. Miiskin is an iOS app that uses a smartphone camera to monitoring skin health. The original version of the software had four major functions: locating marks and moles...