Category: Technology & Devices
Colour-coded smart tags will tell if food is spoiled or not
Scientists have come up with new colour-coded smart tags which will tell the customers if the food has spoiled without even opening the container. The tag, which would appear on the packaging, can also be used to determine if medications […]
Float your woes away… in a tank
SINGAPORE – Since December, more than 100 people from all walks of life – among them couples, a national athlete and a local celebrity – have streamed into an unassuming semi-detached house in Siglap. There, they pay for the opportunity […]
Toshiba unveils disease-detecting breathalyser
TOKYO: Japan’s Toshiba on Tuesday unveiled a breathalyser which it says can detect a wide range of diseases just 30 seconds after users blow into the machine. The device, about the size of a small dishwasher, has a nozzle in […]
UAE scientists working to develop early detection tool for Parkinson’s disease
The toll Parkinson’s disease has on individuals can be devastating. Caused by the degeneration of nerve cells in a central part of the brain, it can make walking difficult or even impossible, and cause sufferers to shake. Often, it leads […]
Software to help design health care products
In a first, researchers have developed a computer-aided design tool to create genetic languages to guide the design of biological systems. Known as ‘GenoCAD’, the open-source software would help synthetic biologists capture biological rules to engineer organisms that produce useful […]
New prosthetic foot features Solvay’s ultra-high performance Torlon PAI
FITBIONIC Inc, an upstart developer and manufacturer of next-generation prosthetic technology, based in Boulder, Colorado, US, has launched its first product – an innovative prosthetic foot that features high load-carrying bearings made of Torlon polyamide-imide (PAI) from Solvay Specialty Polymers. […]
Hitting the sweet spot in blood sugar testing
SINGAPORE – To add to the inconvenience of watching everything they eat, diabetics often face a convoluted process to monitor their blood sugar levels constantly. But one Singapore firm has come up with a far simpler solution. The longstanding method […]
Egypt’s military leaders unveil devices they claim can detect and cure Aids
Egypt’s military leaders have come under ridicule after the chief army engineer unveiled what he described as a “miraculous” set of devices that detect and cure Aids, hepatitis and other viruses. The claim, dismissed by experts and called “shocking to […]
Unique vehicle for disabled developed by UAE student
A vehicle for the disabled has been developed by an architectural student in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in which the disabled can drive with their feet on vehicle’s steering wheel that uses an air pressure pump in place of […]
App aids epilepsy diagnosis
A new smart phone application tested in India and Nepal may help people detect epileptic seizures and get better stroke treatment An epilepsy app has been designed to help non-doctors determine if a person is having an epileptic seizure. The […]
