Can Selfies Help with Healthcare?

Can Selfies Help with Healthcare?

Is there more to selfies than a duckface social media epidemic? A PhD candidate and professional medical photographer at the Queensland University of Technology in Australia believes that the smartphone is changing how patients and physicians are involved in...
Super-Thin Super-Caps to Power Wearables

Super-Thin Super-Caps to Power Wearables

A battery can hold a relatively large amount of power, but it releases it slowly and can take a long time to recharge. A capacitor can’t hold as much power, but it can recharge very quickly and can also provide a large amount of power in a short time if needed....
Aggies to Help Aussies Build Smart Jerseys

Aggies to Help Aussies Build Smart Jerseys

When the eight-time champions of Australian rugby wanted to find a better way to monitor their player’s conditions — especially potential concussions — they turned to engineering professor Dr. Jamie Grunlan at Texas A&M University. The team...

Australia Seeks to Secure Wearable Health Data

An article in the Register reports that the Australian government has awarded a grant for a bit more than US $250,000 for a three-year study of ways to secure individual health data from fitness bands and other wearable devices. The potential benefits of such...