by Alfred Poor | July 2, 2015 | Enabling Tech
This picture may not be all that compelling at first glance. It looks like someone has a wire with some white stuff on it. Or maybe the wire is glowing from electricity running through it. Here’s the scoop; that white section is indeed emitting light, but...
by Alfred Poor | July 1, 2015 | Enabling Tech
Imagine a bandage that could tell healthcare workers at a glance what was going on underneath. Does a dressing need to be changed? Is there bacterial growth that indicates an infection? Is the temperature of the skin hotter or colder than normal, which could indicate...
by Alfred Poor | June 1, 2015 | Enabling Tech
By definition, wearable Health Tech devices need to be small, lightweight, and power efficient. If they are to have a display — like a smartwatch — then the panel must also meet these characteristics. Organic light-emitting displays, or OLEDs, are the new...
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by Alfred Poor | May 19, 2015 | Enabling Tech
One topic that we often mention here on Health Tech Insider is the question of how to control wearable devices. Their small size makes keyboards impractical, and even touch screens may be too limited to convey much information. One technology that could have broad...
by Alfred Poor | May 13, 2015 | Health, Medical
As we’ve mentioned numerous times already, Google Glass is not the only game in town for head mounted displays. Industrial applications continue to drive the development of systems that give users access to digital information in a mobile, hands-free device. One...
