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by Alfred Poor | April 8, 2015 | Enabling Tech
Mobile devices in general — and wearable devices in particular — depend heavily on rechargeable batteries to provide the electricity that they need to operate. And the technology of choice these days is lithium-ion which has good storage capacity and...
by Alfred Poor | October 24, 2014 | Enabling Tech
One problem with embedded sensors for health and medical applications is getting power to the devices. Physical wires brought to the skin can be difficult to embed and pose a risk as an entry point for infection. Wireless power transfer is one possibility, but some...
by Alfred Poor | August 1, 2014 | Enabling Tech, Medical
Implantable devices can do a lot of good for a variety of medical applications. They can be sensors that record and report on various conditions and events within a patient’s body. They can also provide stimulation to power a heart’s pacemaker, or...
by Alfred Poor | July 28, 2014 | Health, Medical
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal describes “Baseline” which is a new project being undertaken by Google X, the secretive skunk works for Google technology research programs such as autonomous cars. According to the WSJ article, the ultimate goal...
by Alfred Poor | July 23, 2014 | Enabling Tech, Medical
There are two kinds of diabetes. Type 2 is the one that most people think of; it typically develops in patients as a result of obesity and diet-related factors. The result is a resistance to insulin which leads to problems controlling blood sugar levels. The other...
