by Alfred Poor | March 17, 2015 | Health, Medical
If you’re a parent, you know the dilemma of what to do about a sleeping sick child. You want to know what’s happening with their fever, but you don’t want to wake them up. What to do? The folks behind STEMP — Smart TEMperature Patch —...
by Alfred Poor | March 12, 2015 | Health, Medical
Bipedal walking is a bit of a miracle. Just ask anyone who has tried to program a robot to perform a human-style gait. There’s the problem of balancing on one foot while the other sweeps forward, as your body weight shifts from the heel of your foot to the toes....
by Alfred Poor | February 26, 2015 | Enabling Tech
The future is wireless. In our always connected world, being tethered by wires is no longer a practical solution. But the big advantage of wired connections is that they never need to have their batteries recharged. Fortunately, wireless solutions are becoming so...
by Alfred Poor | February 24, 2015 | Enabling Tech
When engineers design a wearable device, such as a smartwatch, they have to be concerned about the cost of the materials and the cost of assembly. If the device costs too much to make, the company won’t be able to sell it for a profit. But there’s another...
by Alfred Poor | February 23, 2015 | Health
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...