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by Alfred Poor | December 8, 2016 | General News, Health
We’ve covered devices here that actively stimulate your brain using electrical current (such as the Thync), but it’s also possible to alter your mood simply by using technology to monitor your brain activity. With feedback from this information, you can...
by Alfred Poor | November 14, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Patients with prosthetic limbs or spinal cord damage don’t have a sense of touch from their limbs to provide feedback about their position or movements. We’ve written about a number of different research projects working on this problem, and here is...
by Alfred Poor | October 19, 2016 | General News, Medical
One of the most accurate ways to measure heart activity is by measuring electrical impulses. This is why chest bands with electrodes tend to be more accurate than optical sensors worn on the wrist. Accuracy can be of critical importance in clinical settings where...
by Alfred Poor | September 1, 2016 | Enabling Tech
In order to make a robot limb — or powered prosthetic — move, you need to have an actuator of some sort: something to apply force that will create motion. Common solutions rely on hydraulics (liquid pumps), pneumatics (air pumps), or electric motors. These...
by Alfred Poor | August 31, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Power storage for wearable devices poses problems. The ideal solution would pack a lot of energy in a small package, be flexible, be stretchable, and could discharge or recharge rapidly. Unfortunately, that does not describe your typical battery technology....
