![Gold Nanoparticles in Printed Touch Sensor [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/07/Feelit-sensor.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
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...
![Learning to Control a Phantom Hand [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/07/ASU-prosthetic-feedback.jpg?resize=599%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | July 11, 2016 | General News, Medical
Amputees often report that they can feel a “phantom limb” where theirs used to be. One of the great challenges is not just to create prosthetic replacements that the patient can control, but that also provide sensations as they are used. This closing of...
![Hand Sensor Speeds Rehab [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/07/Rapael-hand.jpg?resize=600%2C267)
by Alfred Poor | July 7, 2016 | General News, Medical
At first glance, the device shown in this picture resembles a robotic prosthetic that might help patients move their hands. In fact, the device is passive and is designed to accurately measure a patient’s hand motions, right down to individual fingers. This is a...
![Robotic Prostate Exams [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/07/Robot-rectum-with-video-600x280.jpg?resize=600%2C280)
by Bruce Brown | July 4, 2016 | General News, Medical
Rectal exams for men generally start at age 50 and then become an annual endurance. The exam is the first level of testing for prostate problems. The greatest concern is prostate cancer, although a benign enlarged prostate can cause urinary problems. Doctors, nurses,...
![New Plastic Can Stretch 100x and Self-Heal [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/05/Stanford-polymer.jpg?resize=599%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | May 5, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
The future of wearable Health Tech devices is closely tied to the development of new materials. As we try to link living organisms more closely to digital electronics, we will need all sorts of flexible materials that are bio-compatible and capable of performing...
