by Bruce Brown | July 13, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Prosthetics are usually used to help when someone loses a full or partial limb due to an accident or amputation. Artificial limbs are also prescribed for some people who cannot use an existing body part, which can occur following stroke or spinal injury....
by Bruce Brown | July 12, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
The ultimate success of wearable Health Tech devices depends in large part on their ability to do more using less power. Better batteries can help device run longer between charges, such as the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science work with...
by Bruce Brown | July 11, 2017 | General News, Health
Tracking fitness and health-related biometrics require users motivated to wear the devices. Blood alcohol content (BAC) sits in an interesting spot between health and fitness. BAC monitoring is unique in its safety and legal implications. Many people have wondered if...
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by Bruce Brown | July 10, 2017 | General News, Health
Air pollution, both indoor and outdoor, is a major environment-related health threat, according to the World Health Organization. The WHO cites an estimated 1.3 million annual deaths worldwide that are attributable to urban outdoor air pollution. We’re written...
by Bruce Brown | July 7, 2017 | General News, Health
Nokia has joined the biometric monitoring platform club. The Finish technology and communications giant recently dropped the Withings brand name from its line of wearable health tech devices. Now Nokia is moving forward to develop and market biometric monitoring...
