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by Alfred Poor | September 8, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Digital electronics are made possible by the transistor, the integrated circuit, and the printed circuit board. They have revolutionized our lives in ways that we cannot even recognize. But they have one characteristic that is a major obstacle as we advance to...
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by Bruce Brown | May 19, 2017 | General News, Health
According to the World Health Organization, approximately 3 billion people on earth cook with fire. They burn wood, coal, crop waste, or animal dung to prepare meals. However, toxic cooking fumes are responsible for more deaths than tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV...
by Alfred Poor | May 12, 2017 | General News, Medical
Sensors are an essential part of a wearable Health Tech device, creating the data that is used to provide meaningful results for the wearer. The real work, however, is done by sophisticated algorithms that can extract meaning from noisy data sets, singling out the...
by Alfred Poor | May 9, 2017 | General News, Medical
Diabetes is a worldwide problem affecting more than 400 million people worldwide, costing healthcare systems billions of dollars a year. When a patient’s pancreas stops producing insulin, blood sugar levels are not controlled and can vary wildly, leading to all...
by Bruce Brown | April 21, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Two familiar names in the wearable health tech and biometrics space have announced a strategic collaboration. Raleigh-based biometric sensor technology innovator Valencell and Finish physiological analytics provider Firstbeat will work together to create...
