Alexa-Enabled Exoskeleton Conquers Mobility Challenges

by Bruce Brown | August 29, 2017 | General News, Medical

Growing need drives exoskeleton development. Wheelchair-bound patients including paraplegics, people with spinal cord injuries, and stroke victims stand highest on the list of potential beneficiaries of exoskeleton technology. We’ve written about work in...

Self-Healing Soft Robot Repairs Damage [video]

by Alfred Poor | August 29, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News

In general, living organisms can heal themselves when they suffer minor injuries, but machines can’t. They have to soldier on — if they can — until somebody comes along and repairs them. As we come to expect more human behavior from robots, however,...

Biometric Rx Dispenser Regulates Prescription Compliance

by Bruce Brown | August 28, 2017 | General News, Medical

Rampant prescription drug abuse threatens health care. Stories about opioid abuse, addiction, and overdoses fill news reports. Misuse of prescription medication isn’t new. Patience compliance with all forms of care, treatment, and medication counts among the...

New Approach to OLED Displays in Textiles

by Alfred Poor | August 28, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News

One of the major challenges in wearable Health Tech devices is to find a way to communicate information to the wearer. Wireless data connections such as Bluetooth and haptic vibrations are two commonly used methods, and some devices have an integrated LED or OLED...

Skin Patch Generates Power from Sweat

by Alfred Poor | August 25, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News

Don’t have power for your wearable device? Don’t sweat it! Or if a new research product is successful, sweat may be all you need to get the electricity you want. Scientists at the University of California San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering have...

Paper Lab Provides Own Power [video]

by Alfred Poor | August 24, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News

Modern medicine can provide effective treatment for a huge number of diseases and conditions. The problem is that these treatments cannot be applied until the problem has been successfully diagnosed. And in many cases, diagnosis relies on the analysis of blood, urine,...