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by Alfred Poor | May 12, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
With many mobile devices, you want to type in text and other information, but you’re often hobbled by a small display that shows a little touch keyboard. With a wearable device, such as a smartwatch, the screen is too small to use to enter text. The folks at Tap...
by Alfred Poor | February 15, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
According to the International Diabetes Federation, 415 million people worldwide have diabetes; that amounts to one of every 11 adults. It is not an overstatement that this disease has reached epidemic proportions, costing as much as $1.45 trillion in healthcare...
![CES 2016: Lensless Camera Is Tiny and Low-Power [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/01/Rambus-camera.jpg?resize=600%2C271)
by Alfred Poor | January 13, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Solid-state cameras are everywhere, from smartphones to door bells to baby monitors, and a host of other devices. But they all have something in common: a lens to focus light on the tiny imaging chip. In relative terms, the lens is enormous compared with the sensor....
![MIT Smart Bandage Carries Sensors [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/12/MIT-hydrogel-bandage.jpg?resize=600%2C276)
by Alfred Poor | December 28, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News
Imagine a bandage that can sense when the tissue underneath is inflamed, and can automatically deliver drugs in response. Imagine that the bandage can even produce a visible alert when infection is detected. And imagine that this bandage uses a material that is tough,...
by Alfred Poor | December 18, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News
Wearable and mobile electronics all require one thing: electricity. Unfortunately, strapping on battery packs is not always a convenient solution. While energy harvesting has great promise for producing the power that we need, the problem of how to store it until...
