by Bruce Brown | March 8, 2018 | General News, Medical
Lacking major changes, the ongoing U.S. healthcare crisis will continue. A lack of trained medical and clinical professionals, increased demand due to chronic diseases in the U.S., and our rapidly aging population worsen any chance of slowing the rise of healthcare...
by Bruce Brown | February 20, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
New fabrication technology opens new prospects for health technology. We’ve covered multiple 3D printing applications including cartilage implants, hybrid printing that combines hard and soft components, assistive devices, finger splints, bionic arms, and many,...
by Bruce Brown | December 26, 2017 | General News, Medical
How do you recognize true pioneers? They’re the ones with arrows in their backs. Early tech adopters fully expect glitches, bugs, and even the occasional failure or system reboot. Innovative medical tech doesn’t work like that, thank goodness. After...
by Jim Ware | November 17, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Scientists have created electronic robot skins that can detect a puff of air. But whack that same robot with a 2-by-4 and the skin reacts the same as if it were a gentle breeze. That’s a problem because robots or prostheses wearers need to know when a touch is...
by Jim Ware | November 15, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
The sensation of feeling in video game controllers has been around since the introduction of the Rumble Pak for Nintendo 64 in 1997. Bundled with Star Fox 64, the Rumble Pak immersed players in the game by vibrating when they were firing a weapon or taking damage....