Category: Technology & Devices
New glasses bring color to the colorblind
EnChroma this week announced a new line of EnChroma Cx eyewear intended for the colorblind to safely engage in sports and other activities while distinguishing more color. Using the company’s Digital Color Boost technology, the Cx lenses work by removing […]
Sensor measures aging of blood vessels
TOKYO — Sharp Corp has developed a sensor that quantifies the accumulation of advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs), which are protein saccharified in blood vessels. The company exhibited a prototype of the sensor, “Blood Vessel Aging Degree Sensor,” at Semicon Japan […]
New compound offers malaria cure in 48 hours
A promising new anti-malarial compound tricks the immune system to rapidly destroy red blood cells infected with the malaria parasite without damaging healthy cells, a new study has found. Researchers determined that the compound (+)-SJ733 uses a novel mechanism to […]
Tweaked sound system benefits those with hearing loss
A NEWLY developed loudspeaker system allows people with hearing problems to listen to the TV at full capacity without compromising the experience for other viewers. The system creates a sound “hot spot” in the area of the room where the […]
Wearable air-quality sensors aim to promote breathable air
A COLOURFUL keychain bobble that’s designed to monitor the air you breathe was recently unveiled by a team from the University of Berkeley in California. Dubbed Clarity, it’s the brainchild of team leader David Lu, who’s determined to take action […]
Hush-out sound for a good night’s sleep
SMART earplugs are in the works that filter out the sounds keeping you up at night and allow you to hear the important ones – such as the alarm the next morning. A team in San Diego used noise-blocking foam […]
Avoid spilling food through Google ‘Smart Spoon’
In yet another innovation that could prove to be beneficial to patients, Google has come up with a ‘smart spoon’ that can help people suffering from neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s from spilling their food. In clinical trials, the Liftware […]
Breath test could identify onset of diabetes in kids
Scientists have discovered that a breath test could spot the early signs of Type 1 diabetes in children long before they start to show symptoms. A sweet-smelling chemical marker (acetone) in the breath is linked with a build-up of potentially […]
Samsung’s ‘eyemouse’ lets anyone control computers with just their eyes
Samsung has developed the first hardware to easily allow a computer to be controlled just by looking at it, which it hopes to be made available to freely build for anyone that is unable to control a computer using their […]
New device that translates words into vibrations for the deaf
Scientists have created a new wearable device that translates spoken words into vibrations – helping hearing impaired people perceive speech in a completely new way. The new device, known as the VEST (versatile extra-sensory transducer), can be worn on top […]
