Category: Technology & Devices
TPE: the trusted material for medical diagnostic equipment
Medical diagnostic equipment features a variety of diagnostic tools and equipment for accurate testing, tracking, measurements, and evaluations. These include ophthalmoscopes, electrocardiographs, thermometers, digital sphygmomanometers, dopplers, ultrasonography, echocardiography, and other instruments used by clinicians to screen and accurately assess a […]
Smart walker attachment helps keep seniors safer
Older adults can now safely move around on their own – engineers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have built a motion-detecting device that attaches to mobility aids such as walkers and rollators. The battery-operated device, known as “WalkWise,” will […]
Wrist device detects COVID days before noticeable symptoms
A commercially-available wearable was able to pick up minute changes in heart rate and skin temperature at least two days before the onset of COVID symptoms. The team of Canadian and European researchers behind the innovation believe monitoring of real-time […]
Smart necklace prototype successfully monitors glucose levels
Researchers at Ohio State University (OSU) are working on a daily-wear device that detect and monitors s a person’s blood sugar from sweat. The researchers have tested out a prototype biochemical sensor that mimics a necklace, which has so far […]
Tackling couples’ fertility issues with in-vitro fertilisation
Assisted reproductive technology is a modern medical marvel effective in helping couples to conceive. Fertility treatments such as in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) can ensure a safe, healthy pregnancy and delivery – one of the many treatment options offered at Sunway Medical […]
Virtual reality-in-app used to treat common phobias and anxiety
Recently, a number of New Zealanders refused COVID-19 vaccination due to needle phobia – more and more people worldwide have been found to have a phobia of some sort, which includes anything from a fear of flying, needles, heights, insects, […]
Tiny shapeshifting robots clean teeth and gets rid of bacteria
You might soon be able to use hands-free, shapeshifting microbots to clean your teeth instead of mechanical or motorised toothbrushes. The innovative dental microrobots can not only change shape to form bristles or floss according to the different shapes or […]
Kidney disease testing through 3D-printed portable device
A low-cost, portable device designed for remote monitoring of kidney disease was found to be as accurate as costly and advanced technology available only at well-equipped laboratories. Creators from Flinders University in Australia said the device could ideally be used […]
First Keeogo Robotics Centre launched in Malaysia for stroke therapy
B-Temia Asia (BTA) has officially launched ASEAN’s first Keep-on-going “Keeogo” Robotic Training Center (RTC) in Malaysia. Under a joint venture agreement, B-Temia Asia, Wistron Medical Technology Corporation (WMT), and medical and healthcare supplier Rehabotics Medtech, aim to make rehabilitation technology […]
Holographic patients help doctors and nurses in-training
A new, superior medical training application called “HoloScenarios” is helping soon-to-be doctors and nurses hone their skills using mixed reality learning. Developed by Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH), in partnership with the University of Cambridge and Los Angeles-based tech company GigXR, […]
