Talking Signs Tech Helps Visually Impaired in Public Places [video]

by Bruce Brown | May 30, 2022 | Health

Tel-Aviv-based Konnect, a Volkswagen Group Innovation Hub, recently awarded €25,000 to RightHear to develop a proof of concept to help visually impaired persons access autonomous vehicles. RightHear competed with more than 30 other Israeli startups vying for the...

Moisture-Powered Wearables Are on the Way

by William McCleary | May 27, 2022 | Enabling Tech

Researchers in Australia are working on a way to convert moisture both in the air and on the surface of skin into electrical energy that’s stored in a flexible battery. And it looks like the charge that the battery holds will be strong enough to drive wearables,...

Smart Fabric Robot Skin Adds Tactile Awareness [video]

by Bruce Brown | May 26, 2022 | Enabling Tech

Berkeley,-based BeBop Sensors recently introduced a smart fabric sensor technology that can give tactile awareness to robots and prosthetics. BeBop RoboSkin has a sense of touch thanks to taxels: pressure sensors that determine the relative amount of force applied...

New Report Shows Telehealth Helps Underserved Communities

by William McCleary | May 25, 2022 | Medical

Research out of Johns Hopkins University shows that expanded access to telehealth during the coronavirus pandemic brought significant benefit to historically underserved communities with minority populations and in metropolitan areas. The study, published in Health...

Free App Pays You to Walk 

by Unber Shafiq | May 25, 2022 | Health

As the mental health awareness month nears the end, we’d like to share news about an interesting app that could help you improve mental health while also getting rewards to do so.  Sweatcoin is a simple and free walking app that rewards a new-generation currency...

Competition Helps New Startups Improve Health

by Bruce Brown | May 24, 2022 | Health

Healthcare innovation arms of pharmaceutical giant GSK Consumer Healthcare (GSK CH) and digital design and marketing consultancy R/GA recently announced that applications are open for Re/Wire Health Studio’s second cohort. Re/Wire Health Studio is a healthcare...