Category: Technology & Devices
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 […]
Consumers think wearables will improve athletic ability
Even more survey respondents — 46 percent — envision a future in which obesity rates will decline thanks to wearable tech. Forty-two percent of consumers are placing their bets on wearable tech to dramatically improve their athletic ability in the […]
Implants could make reading glasses a thing of the past
A thin, circular eye implant could remedy near-sightedness, otherwise known as presbyopia, according to research presented Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The device has everyone talking because it corrected presbyopia for 80% of clinical […]
Scientists may soon ‘switch off’ cancer cells spread
A new research has explained how studying the diversity of cancer cells could help turn off mutations in cancer cells and strip their adaptability to drugs. Researchers at Salk Institute used a small pipette to extract and analyze the RNA […]
