![New Garments Have Sensors Woven in the Fabric [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/08/Sensoria-Garments.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | July 20, 2016 | Fitness, General News, Health
We have covered Sensoria before, for their smart socks that have sensors woven directly into the fabric. The company now has taken the next step and created smart garments. These initial products are targeted towards the fitness market, but they already have some...
![Bionic Implant Restores Sight [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/07/Oxford-eye-implant.jpg?resize=599%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | July 15, 2016 | General News, Medical
We’ve covered retinal implants in the past, including products from Retinal Implant AG. The company recently participated in a clinical trial with a patient at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital in England, which has produced amazing results. The adult...
![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...
