by Alfred Poor | September 11, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
The three Laws of Thermodynamics are sometimes simplified as “You Can’t Win, You Can’t Break Even, and Can’t Quit the Game.” The second Law says that energy inevitably leaks out of a system. One obvious example is a car engine; it converts fuel to...
by Bruce Brown | July 19, 2017 | General News, Health
People seem to pay more attention to exercise and good nutrition than to the importance of getting a sufficient amount of healthy sleep. A recent report from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute documents the vital role sleep plays in mental and physical...
by Alfred Poor | July 17, 2017 | General News, Health
Space is the next frontier, and scientists are learning that the human body reacts differently to low- and zero-gravity conditions than it does here on Earth. As a result, collecting biometric data from space travellers is critically important. French astronaut Thomas...
by Bruce Brown | July 12, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
The ultimate success of wearable Health Tech devices depends in large part on their ability to do more using less power. Better batteries can help device run longer between charges, such as the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science work with...
by Bruce Brown | July 5, 2017 | General News, Health
Women who are trying to get pregnant often find it difficult to determine their fertility windows. Tracking basal body temperature (BBT) is a common method of predicting ovulation. The traditional way to track cycles by taking the woman’s temperature when she...