Carbon Nanotubes Could Restore Vision

Carbon Nanotubes Could Restore Vision

by | 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...
DIY Wearables Get New Toolkit [video]

DIY Wearables Get New Toolkit [video]

by | November 17, 2014 | Enabling Tech

Technology is the great equalizer. Low-cost, mass-produced personal computers ushered in a revolution of data processing that made information management more efficient for everyone from large corporations to the average household. And in spite of the fact that...
Disposable Wireless Sensors Get a Boost

Disposable Wireless Sensors Get a Boost

by | October 31, 2014 | Medical

Gentac is a company that makes disposable wireless sensor patches. These battery-less devices rely on the same near-field communications (NFC) technology found in many smartphones to read the sensor’s data from a distance. In a hospital setting, this means that...
Single-Molecule Thick Sheets Produce Electricity

Single-Molecule Thick Sheets Produce Electricity

by | October 20, 2014 | Enabling Tech

Those tiny black flecks in the photo above may not look like much, but they could be the key to a revolution in wearable Health Tech devices. What you see in this picture is are bits of single-layer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), and researchers at Columbia Engineering...