Category: Technology & Devices
Prosthetic brain implants help with memory loss
A new prosthetic brain implant is designed to help patients with short term memory loss. The device mimics how the brain stores memories and acts as a bridge to bypass damaged parts of the brain. The prosthesis, which includes a […]
Smart car seat adjusts to your needs
Active Wellness is a smart car seat that responds to your needs real-time. The car seat detects your heartbeat and breathing and can give massages when you’re stressed or wake you up when you’re close to dozing off. It employs […]
New wearable sports tech better than GPS
SABEL Labs developed SABEL Sense, a running speed tracker better than a timer and a GPS. Sabel Sense is a wearable tracker for running speeds and distances for professional athletes. Australian Football League (AFL) players are now wearing Sabel Sense […]
Robot helps find right cancer drugs faster
Complex diseases like cancer are treated by combining several different drugs. These combinations are typically composed from drugs that show effect on their own, but do not necessarily constitute the best possible combinations. A new robot system finds optimal treatment […]
New nebulizer may replace injections
Getting a jab is scary at most and irritating at least. Researchers from RMIT are aiming to spare us the pain with a new nebulizer. The Respite nebulizer allows the patients to inhale vaccines and drugs cancer, tuberculosis, asthma and […]
Mini-scanner can tell what’s in your food, count calories
Consumer Physics launched handheld device called Scio, a small scanner that can analyze the contents of your food, drink, pills, and more. It is “the first molecular sensor that fits in the palm of your hand,” says Dror Sharon, co-founder […]
Care-ing Wheels ensures dialysis patients never miss appointments
Patients with kidney-failure need constant dialysis to survive. Sadly, many patients miss their appointments either because they the commute. “Old age is common symptoms to not feeling well on dialysis, though older patients are more likely to have other diseases, […]
Parx Plastics develop material for anti-bacterial hospital beds
Parx Plastics finished testing its new antibacterial acrylic glass. This material will be used for the production of sheets that are lightweight and shatter-resistant which are ideal to be formed into shapes for hospital beds. The plastic is incorporated with […]
New, Less invasive heart surgery, safer alternative for elderly
Open heart surgery is a risky procedure, especially for older patients. A new procedure is providing a safer, less invasive alternative to replace heart valves. The procedure, called the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), inserts a new valve through a […]
Blood test predicts Alzheimer’s before symptoms show
Scientists developed a blood test that can tell your biological age (i.e. your body age) and predict if you will get Alzheimer’s disease even before symptoms appear. In a seven-year study at King’s College London, Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, and […]
