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by Kimberly Houston | October 4, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
What if every day, ordinary materials could transform human motion into electricity to power lights, electronic devices, and used for other important applications? Physicists at the Clemson Nanomaterials Institute (CNI) at Clemson University have developed the...
by Alfred Poor | August 8, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
I often say that wearable Health Tech devices will need to become “invisible” if people are to incorporate them into their daily lives. I generally mean that they must be self-sufficient, and require no more attention or fussing from the user than is...
by Alfred Poor | June 29, 2017 | General News, Medical
About 300 million people suffer from asthma worldwide, which results in swelling of tissue in the lungs that results in restricted breathing. It is just one of many conditions that cause inflammation of lung tissue, which can lead to expensive medical treatment,...
by Alfred Poor | May 24, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Pacemaker implants save many lives every year, but they have one inherent limitation. They run on electricity provided by a lithium coin battery which contains toxic materials and has to be changed every few years. Researchers are finding ways to harvest energy from...
by Alfred Poor | February 27, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
We have often made the point that wearable Health Tech devices must “disappear” into our lives if they are going to get widespread adoption. If users have to fuss with connectors and recharging and data transfers and other tasks, they will soon grow tired...
