3D-Printed Tissues Speed Bone Healing

by Bruce Brown | March 28, 2019 | Enabling Tech

Since the earliest, primitive 3D printing in 2012, development teams worldwide have sought effective medical applications for the technology. We’ve seen 3D-printed spinal components, cartilage implants, bionic arms, prosthetics, and more. Athletes and others...

Self-powered, Washable and Wearable Displays [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 27, 2019 | Enabling Tech

In 2014 market tracking firm IHS predicted rapid growth in wearable displays, with an upsurge that would start in 2018. At the time the group bullet-pointed three challenges: good outdoor visibility, low power consumption, and flexible form factors. We’ve...

Sweat Sensor Enables Noninvasive Health Monitoring

by Bruce Brown | March 26, 2019 | General News, Health, Medical

In biometric terms, sweat may soon be the new black. Blood testing remains the current gold standard for biometric measurement, but it is invasive, at times awkward or difficult, and sometimes painful. The greatest downside from a single blood draw, however, is the...

Take a Closer Look at Smart Glasses

by Bruce Brown | March 25, 2019 | Health

Smart glasses haven’t had much impact on the consumer market so far. Google Glass didn’t take hold with consumers (but that wasn’t their goal). Virtual reality (VR) headsets get more media coverage, where they are marketed mainly to the gaming...

Movie Robots Inspire Energy-Harvesting Wearables [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 22, 2019 | Enabling Tech

Harvesting energy is a win in just about any application. In wearable health tech, however, energy harvesting should sit at the top of a developer’s wish lists. If users need to refuel, plug in, or recharge the technology that they wear, carry, or implant, they...

Space Grade Smart Garments for Health [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 21, 2019 | Health

Smart garments for general population everyday wear may catch on in another decade or two, but today there’s no compelling use case: the wearable equivalent of what computer journalists used to refer to as a “killer app.” We have seen digitally...