Light Can Help Save Premature Babies

Light Can Help Save Premature Babies

by | April 1, 2016 | General News, Medical

Why is the ocean blue? And what does that have to do with premature babies? The ocean is blue because water acts like a color filter, absorbing the red portion of the spectrum, and reflecting back shades of blue. The fact that different substances absorb different...
Fast Oxygen Level Management [video]

Fast Oxygen Level Management [video]

by | March 4, 2016 | General News, Health

Chronic respiratory disease is a terrifying condition both individually and worldwide. When you’re short of breath even for a few seconds, it’s uncomfortable and often scary. Imagine how it would be to feel that way all the time. According to a report by...
Cloth Display Uses LEDs [video]

Cloth Display Uses LEDs [video]

by | 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...
Wearable Artificial Lung in Development

Wearable Artificial Lung in Development

by | April 16, 2015 | Medical

A spin-off company from the University of Maryland is working to develop the world’s first wearable artificial lung. Breethe, Inc. has support from UM Ventures, which helps bring start-ups from the University of Maryland together with financial investors and...