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by Alfred Poor | July 13, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
The sense of touch is one of the most sensitive and critical systems for a human body. The same system that can detect a puff of air can also work under hundreds of pounds of pressure. And we can distinguish between points as close together as a single millimeter. If...
by Alfred Poor | July 12, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
The Internet of Things — and wearable Health Tech devices in particular — depend on sensors to gather data from the surrounding environment which then gets transformed into useful information. One key sense for these devices is pressure. This can tell you...
![Robotic Band Promotes Blood Flow [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/05/AdaFlow-compression.jpg?resize=600%2C274)
by Alfred Poor | May 18, 2016 | General News, Health
Our bodies rely on many complex systems, and one of the most important is the circulation of blood. This life-giving fluid delivers oxygen to our cells, while transporting nutrients and wastes in and out of our different tissues. If asked about how this fluid gets...
![Stretchable “Skin” Display Senses Touch [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/03/Cornell-skin.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | March 14, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
We are constantly moving toward technology that is more like us, whether it’s the ability to “understand” and win a complex game like Go, or to create a humanoid device to interact with us as a caregiver or companion. And we will need to move beyond...
![Pressure-Sensing Sock to Help Diabetics [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/03/SenseGo-sock.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | February 26, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
We’ve covered smart socks on several occasions, designed for helping patients with dementia, runners, and seniors who are at risk of falling. Now there is another sock device that is designed to tackle the problem of diabetic neuropathy that often leads to...
