E-textiles control home appliances with the swipe of a finger
Electronic textiles could allow a person to control household appliances or … READ MORE
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Getting health data sharing off the ground
To make progress in personalised medicine, researchers and doctors need access to … READ MORE
The virtual human is here — how much are you willing to share about yourself with the world?
Dr. Christian Jacob with PhD student Timothy Davison working with LINDSAY Virtual … READ MORE
Wearable technology and AI to predict the onset of health problems
A team of Waterloo researchers found that applying artificial intelligence to the … READ MORE
Paint job transforms walls into sensors, interactive surfaces
Smart walls react to human touch, sense activity in room. Researchers at CMU and … READ MORE
Plug-and-play diagnostic devices
Modular blocks could enable labs around the world to cheaply and easily build their … READ MORE
Phantom: the first ultrasound for the Mac
Upgrade your tool belt. Phantom transforms your Mac into a point-of-care ultrasound … READ MORE
CTRL-Labs EMG wristbands may spell the end for keyboards and mice
Why type when you can just think about typing? A visualization of what the … READ MORE
Embroidering electronics into the next generation of ‘smart’ fabrics
Is an archaic sewing skill a key to connected, sensing, communicating fabrics of the … READ MORE
Future wearable device could tell how we power human movement
For athletes and weekend warriors alike, returning from a tendon injury too soon … READ MORE
A simple, reliable system for calculating lactate threshold in athletes
The lactate threshold is regarded as a tremendously useful physiological variable … READ MORE
Smartphone case offers blood glucose monitoring on the go
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a smartphone case … READ MORE
Human hair as interactive material
UC Berkeley researcher and artist Eric Paulos and his students continue their … READ MORE
Calgary doctor, entrepreneur scores finalist spot in international innovation competition
Dr. Breanne Everett makes smart shoes that can prevent injuries to … READ MORE
Clever socks connect remote patients and physios
New ‘smart socks’ are helping physiotherapists better diagnose and treat … READ MORE
Bloodless revolution in diabetes monitoring
Scientists have created a non-invasive, adhesive patch, which promises the … READ MORE
Paramedics road-testing portable health records system
Quebec-based company Prehos supplying digital system used in pilot project. Chief … READ MORE
Computer system transcribes words users “speak silently”
Electrodes on the face and jaw pick up otherwise undetectable neuromuscular signals … READ MORE
Sensors to prevent Parkinson’s patients from falling
New EIT Health research project launched on telemedical analysis of gait and falls. … READ MORE
A new wearable brain scanner
A helmet records a wearer’s brain activity using magnetoencephalography (MEG) … READ MORE
Wearable sensors characterize CP gait
Inertial measurement units (IMUs) facilitate the creation of a gait analysis system … READ MORE
E-skin lets you manipulate objects in real and virtual worlds
Researchers integrate magnetoelectronic sensors into electronic skin that tracks … READ MORE
Rice team designs lens-free fluorescent microscope
FlatScope may be the world’s tiniest, lightest microscope for biological … READ MORE
New smartphone sensor checks your blood pressure
It’s more convenient than a cuff and could help patients monitor hypertension at … READ MORE
On tumors, MRIs and telepathy: Mary Lou Jepsen on the future of reading images from our brains
Mary Lou Jepsen was finishing her PhD work in holography at Brown University when … READ MORE
Do you see what I see? Researchers harness brain waves to reconstruct mental images
A new technique developed by neuroscientists at U of T Scarborough can, for the … READ MORE
UBC engineers advance the capability of wearable tech
A new low-cost ultra-stretchable sensor can do more with less. Creating the perfect … READ MORE
Stretchable electronics a ‘game changer’ for stroke recovery treatment
A groundbreaking new wearable designed to be worn on the throat could be a … READ MORE
Waterloo research brings high res magnetic resonance imaging to nanometer scale
A new technique that brings magnetic resonance imaging to the nanometer scale with … READ MORE
First smart watch cleared by FDA for use in neurology
Beautiful wearable device brings revolutionary help for people living with epilepsy. … READ MORE
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