Category: Technology & Devices
Microsoft enters wearable market with fitness band
Microsoft Corp launched a device called ‘Microsoft Band’ that will allow users to monitor their fitness and exercise regime, marking the company’s debut into the wearable technology market. The wrist-worn device has sensors that monitor pulse rate, measure calorie burn […]
Google seeks way to search bodies for disease
Google is exploring a way to search inside people’s bodies for early signs of deadly illnesses such as cancer or heart disease. A Life Sciences team at the special projects Google X Lab are experimenting with having “nanoparticles” hunt for […]
Diabetes monitoring tech focuses on sharing the care
A REMOTE, mobile device that wirelessly transmits patients’ continuous glucose monitoring data to up to five caregivers has just been given FDA approval. Dexcom Share ($299) is not a monitor in itself but a cradle accessory designed to harbour the […]
Japanese researchers replicate movement in muscle grown from rat cells
TOKYO – A research team in Japan said Friday that it has succeeded in replicating contraction and stretching in a small muscle grown from rat cells, local media reported Friday. The development, to be detailed at an international conference in […]
Aisin Seiki develops electric wheelchair with obstacle detection function
TOKYO — Aisin Seiki Co Ltd has developed a transportation robot that can detect obstacles and automatically decelerate. It was developed based on an electric wheelchair and can be controlled by the passenger with a joystick. While the maximum speed […]
New technology measures fat in blood without drawing blood
TOKYO — Japanese researchers developed a technology to measure the amounts of blood components such as fat without taking a blood sample anytime, anywhere. The technology, which is expected to be used to prevent metabolic syndrome, etc, was co-developed by […]
Blue-light blocking glasses may help sleep after screen time
The blue glow from televisions and other screens suppresses natural mechanisms that help us fall asleep at night, but blocking just the blue wavelength may restore normal nighttime sleepiness, according to a new study. Teen boys who used computers and […]
Sign language interpreter tablet empowers the deaf
A new tablet called UNI translates sign language into spoken language using gesture recognition technology by Leap Motion. The portable device could enable deaf people to communicate freely with those who don’t understand sign language, opening up a world of […]
NTU scientists find rare enzyme in common plant in Singapore
Scientists in Singapore have made a rare discovery in a common local plant whose blue flowers are used for food colouring. Researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have extracted a type of enzyme called a ligase from the Clitoria ternatea, […]
Tainan researchers unveil ‘smart’ card for blood tests
TAIPEI, Taiwan – A research team at National Cheng Kung University in Tainan unveiled Thursday a pocket-sized blood test card that can identify blood type and finish cross-matching in just minutes. Unlike conventional examinations that require an entire test tube […]
