by Alfred Poor | February 14, 2017 | General News, Medical
One of the touchstones for futurists is science fiction, and for many, the Star Trek television series in all their iterations presented worlds that could be. In Star Trek: Next Generation, Geordi La Forge (played by LeVar Burton) was blind, but he could see with the...
by Alfred Poor | February 13, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
70 years ago, a discovery was made at Bell Labs in New Jersey that changed the course of human civilization. Three researchers — Shockley, Bardeen, and Brattain — created a switch with no moving parts. By applying a current to one lead, they could control...
by Alfred Poor | November 6, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical
“Asleep at the wheel” is a dangerous situation for the driver, passengers, and occupants of other vehicles on the road or even bystanders. A heart attack or other cardiovascular emergency can also result in sudden incapacitation that can have deadly...
by Alfred Poor | November 11, 2014 | Health
For many reasons, it is important to help elderly individuals maintain as much mobility and independence as they can reasonably handle, in spite of physical and cognitive limitations. But as mentioned here recently (see “Are Health Tech Devices Designed for the...
