Samsung’s Bio-Processor Taking Next Steps at FCC

by Bruce Brown | June 8, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News

It looks like Samsung is moving right along with its multifunctional health technology platform. Samsung’s microprocessor division first introduced its multipurpose Bio-Processor at CES 2016, with the potential of providing core processing power for a wide range...

Low-Cost Screening for Senior Fall Risk

by Alfred Poor | June 8, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical

In the year 2000, U.S. seniors 65 or older fell and required medical treatment 2.6 million times. The total price tag was $19 billion for direct medical costs alone. A bit more than a third of these incidents resulted in bone fractures, but these accounted for more...

Drones Deliver Lifesaving Blood Supplies [video]

by Bruce Brown | June 7, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News

Timely delivery of essential medical supplies can be extremely difficult in many parts of the world. Undeveloped infrastructure and treacherous terrain can render speedy delivery of vaccines and emergency blood supplies difficult if not almost impossible. Harvard...

Vapor Deposition for Smart Clothing

by Alfred Poor | June 7, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News

Currently, smart garments typically rely on conductors that are placed on top of existing fabrics, and these connect sensors and controllers. To make clothing that lasts longer, feels more comfortable, and is more effective, it would be better to create the fabrics...

Brain Implant Reverses Paralysis [video]

by Bruce Brown | June 6, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News

Scientists have successfully enabled paralyzed rats to walk in the past with a combination of pharmaceuticals and electrical stimulus. Most of the work in these studies has employed external electrical devices hooked up to the rats for a short period of time. Hooking...

Wearable System for Visually Impaired [video]

by Alfred Poor | June 6, 2017 | General News, Health

One of the wonders of modern technology is its ability to compensate for impaired or missing functions in the human body. Prosthetic limbs, enhanced hearing, cochlear implants, wheelchairs, and exoskeletons are just a few of the amazing developments that allow...