Nanotubes May Eliminate Finger Sticks for Diabetics

by Alfred Poor | December 21, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have become a miracle material; researchers are finding wide ranging applications from transparent conductive layers to solar cells to printable electronics. Scientists at the University of Texas Arlington (UT) is working on a new device that...

Wearable Health Garments Keep You Connected

by Bruce Brown | December 18, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News

The wearable technology business is beginning to pick up steam. Watches and wristbands get a lot of attention, but developments in smart textiles, also called e-textiles, are approaching a tipping point after which we can expect a rush of new products. Many of the...

Your Next Sweater Might Store Electricity

by Alfred Poor | December 18, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News

Wearable and mobile electronics all require one thing: electricity. Unfortunately, strapping on battery packs is not always a convenient solution. While energy harvesting has great promise for producing the power that we need, the problem of how to store it until...

Relief for Migraines [video]

by Bruce Brown | December 17, 2015 | General News, Medical

  The scourge of migraine headaches in the United States is relentless. According to the Migraine Research Foundation, more than 12% of all Americans suffer migraines, including children, women, and men. Approximately one quarter of all U.S. households include a...

Stress Monitor Detects Seizures

by Alfred Poor | December 17, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical

In many ways, humans are electrical beings. From nerve impulses to changes in the conductivity of our skin and other body parts, electrical charges play a major role in many of our essential functions. Empatica is a company in Cambridge, MA, that is trying to harness...

Early Nerve Damage Detection for Diabetics [video]

by Bruce Brown | December 16, 2015 | General News, Medical

According to the American Diabetes Association, 9.3% of the U.S. population had diabetes in 2012. Among Americans over 65, the rate was 25.9%. Lower limb amputation is one of the more common among the nasty complications of diabetes. We experienced this first hand...