by Bruce Brown | December 12, 2022 | Enabling Tech
Self-powered wearable garments that double as digital sensors have several advantages over battery-powered devices, primarily because they don’t require batteries. Batteries typically are rigid structures and uncomfortable to wear. Batteries also need...
by William McCleary | December 12, 2022 | Health, Medical
There’s recently been an exponential growth in what one can do in the metaverse, from advanced virtual shopping and next-level gaming, to attending live events, exploring exotic virtual reality worlds, and so much more. We can add effective healthcare to that...
by William McCleary | December 9, 2022 | Health, Medical
There’s mounting evidence that everyday fitness wearables can serve as tools to predict heart disease and mortality risk. And can do so by helping to predict the wearer’s VO2 max, the highest volume of oxygen the body can use during maximum exercise....
by Bruce Brown | December 8, 2022 | Health
A disproportionate number of people with hearing loss don’t have hearing aids. Cost is the major factor that prevents people from getting help when their hearing degrades. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if relatively inexpensive earbuds could could fill the...
by Bruce Brown | December 6, 2022 | Enabling Tech
If you look cross-eyed when you see the hundreds of television channels included with most home streaming subscriptions, imagine the complexity of of organizing a brain-computer interface (BCI) that supports more than 10,000 signal channels simultaneously. Salt Lake...
by William McCleary | December 6, 2022 | Health, Medical
Heart palpitations. Shortness of breath. Dizziness and overwhelming waves of intense fear. These are some of the sensations that people with panic disorder face in their everyday lives, with unsettling episodes that come on without notice or identifiable triggers. And...