Exoskeleton Senses Wearer’s Intention

Exoskeleton Senses Wearer’s Intention

Stroke victims and patients with spinal injuries often have to learn how to walk all over again. Their muscles may not be strong enough to let them move about, and the brain/body connection may have been disrupted so that normal walking behavior is not possible. A lot...
Wearable MRI Under Development [video]

Wearable MRI Under Development [video]

If you’ve never had the pleasure of an MRI scan, as a veteran of several sessions, let me tell you what it’s like. They put you on a platform that slides you into the heart of a giant metal donut, where you have to lie perfectly still. During the scan, it...
Flexible Design Harvest Heat Energy

Flexible Design Harvest Heat Energy

In order for Health Tech wearables to become widely adopted, they must be able to go about their duties with a minimum of attention from their users. Having to recharge a device every night is not convenient, especially when you compare it to a typical $25 wristwatch...
French Soccer Team Uses Heat-Sensing Pill

French Soccer Team Uses Heat-Sensing Pill

Elite professional athletes receive handsome salaries, and represent the major portion of a team’s assets. As a result, their organizations are willing to spend money to make sure that they are healthy and performing at their peak. As a result, pro sports has...
Technology Helps Paralyzed Rats Walk

Technology Helps Paralyzed Rats Walk

Researchers at Swiss Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) have been working on developing new ways to help paralyzed patients walk again. Humans who have been paralyzed for a long tome have been able to move their legs in response to electrical stimulation...