by Alfred Poor | August 8, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
As we explore new ways to create more effective wearable devices to monitor our health, smart garments are appealing because they are easy to integrate into our daily life. Most researchers look at the problem from a component perspective; how do you create flexible...
![Smartwatch Turns Skin into Touchpad [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/FigLab-Lumiwatch.jpg?resize=600%2C275&ssl=1)
by Alfred Poor | May 29, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Wearables need to be small. That way, they use less power, take up less space, are less intrusive, and are more convenient. However, “small” is a problem. How do you control the devices? Tiny buttons and dials can be awkward (if not impossible) for many...
![Robotic Arm Innovates Touch Tech [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/11/Avatar-Arm-Photo.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Jim Ware | November 15, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
The sensation of feeling in video game controllers has been around since the introduction of the Rumble Pak for Nintendo 64 in 1997. Bundled with Star Fox 64, the Rumble Pak immersed players in the game by vibrating when they were firing a weapon or taking damage....
by Kimberly Houston | October 26, 2017 | General News, Health
According to a recent article published by the University of Leeds, 300,000 patients a year in England get hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), which leads to increased treatment costs and threats to patient safety. Hospital doors are one of the biggest culprits of...
by Alfred Poor | September 22, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Machines can do amazing things, but they often have difficulty duplicating some of the most common tasks performed by the human body. Consider skin, for example. It is a flexible, protective layer that can also sense the pressure of objects that contact it....
