by Alfred Poor | July 13, 2015 | Enabling Tech
Batteries store electricity, but they’re not ideal for wearable Health Tech devices. They aren’t all that great in terms of how much power they can store in a given space, they are slow to charge, and they are slow to discharge. That’s why designers...
by Alfred Poor | May 22, 2015 | Enabling Tech
A battery can hold a relatively large amount of power, but it releases it slowly and can take a long time to recharge. A capacitor can’t hold as much power, but it can recharge very quickly and can also provide a large amount of power in a short time if needed....
by Alfred Poor | April 29, 2015 | Enabling Tech
Wearable Health Tech devices have all sorts of sensors, and many include cameras. These can be used for the prosaic tasks of capturing still images or video, but that’s just the start. Giving a device the power of vision means that it can detect gestures that...
by Alfred Poor | October 10, 2014 | Enabling Tech
We have extolled the wonders of graphene here before; there seems to be no end of what these single-atom-thick sheets of carbon can do. And now comes word from MIT of a new development that expands the potential of this miracle material even further. Carbon is an...
