by Alfred Poor | February 1, 2016 | General News, Medical
Implanted digital devices have to be the ultimate in “wearables;” they effectively become part of your body. Some digital implants are almost commonplace, such as the cochlear implants that can help the deaf hear again. One field in this area that has seen...
by Alfred Poor | September 16, 2015 | Health, Medical
For the average person, the loss of a hand or arm can be an enormous physical and emotional challenge. Unfortunately, our military forces have to deal with this problem far too often. For this reason, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) spends a lot...
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by Alfred Poor | September 14, 2015 | Enabling Tech
One of the problems with wearable Health Tech devices is that they tend to be small. In fact, the smaller they are, the better because they are more likely to “disappear” into the wearer’s daily life. But as we’ve discussed before, this does...
by Alfred Poor | May 15, 2015 | Enabling Tech
Obtaining biometric data from tissue samples is a key part of medical treatment, from accurate diagnosis of disease and other conditions, to the development of new drugs. Researchers at the Semiconductor Synthetic Biology (SSB) program at Georgia Tech have developed a...
by Alfred Poor | November 17, 2014 | Medical
Diseases such as macular degeneration can damage the light-sensitive cells on the surface of the eye’s retina. Eventually, the patient can lose sight altogether. Researchers have been investigating ways to create implants that would convert light into electrical...
