by Bruce Brown | February 5, 2020 | Enabling Tech
The search for efficient power sources for wearables and Internet of Things (IoT) devices takes many directions. In the past, we’ve written about technology that harvests energy from knee movement, sunlight, nanotube yarn, and more. Scientists at the Electronics...
by Bruce Brown | June 25, 2018 | General News, Health
Alert wearables such as pendants, helmet sensors, and smartphone apps have proliferated with developments in wireless connectivity, longer battery life, and ubiquitous mobile devices. We have written about special purpose alerts for wet diapers, citizen cardiac arrest...
by Bruce Brown | June 18, 2018 | General News, Medical
Connected mobile devices, wearable sensors, and electronic health records (EHR) play a major part in how the Internet of Things (IoT) is changing healthcare. People responsible for Healthcare IT face the daunting challenge of integrating these fast-moving technologies...
by Bruce Brown | January 30, 2018 | General News, Medical
A comprehensive report on healthcare industry security paints a bleak picture. eSentire, a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service provider, found the healthcare industry susceptible to the “most basic opportunistic attacks.” The report outlines...
by Bruce Brown | May 22, 2017 | General News, Health
The number of seniors in the U.S. continues to increase, according to research and a report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. By 2030, the number of people 50-and-over is projected to be 132 million, or about 20 percent of the population....