by Bruce Brown | October 26, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Implanted biosensors have several advantages over wearables or carryable devices, but implantables also raise questions about power sources. Adherence and data reliability is better than with traditional wearables; no one has to remember to carry or wear an implant....
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by Alfred Poor | September 27, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Ultrasound is one of the most valuable imaging technologies available in healthcare. It does not need special rooms; a typical device can roll around on an equipment cart. It’s noninvasive, yet lets us peer deep inside living tissue. It relies on sound waves...
by Alfred Poor | June 28, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
I own a classic Timex watch. It cost me less than $30, and it runs for a few years on a single, inexpensive, coin cell battery. The most difficult aspect of living with this watch is finding someone to change the battery for me when it runs down. This watch tells the...
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by Bruce Brown | April 16, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Who couldn’t use a little more strength? Many people without any injury or disability exercise regularly — or sometimes just pay for gym memberships — to get stronger and improve their flexibility and cardiovascular health. If you lift weights...
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by Bruce Brown | April 6, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Wireless implants that control or monitor bodily systems, functions, and organs or deliver medical payloads remain a top-priority for academic and private research labs. Minimally invasive implants offer appealing benefits although the technology is still in its early...
