Category: Technology & Devices
App to catch kids with colour blindness
SINGAPORE – Parents will soon be able to tell within minutes if their young children are colour blind, with a simple game available as a free app from next month. Designed by National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers for children […]
Nipple Injection-The new treatment for breast cancer
A simple nipple injection may now be a new non-invasive treatment for breast cancer. The procedure, demonstrated on mice, offers direct access to the most common origin of breast cancer, the milk ducts, and could be used to offer cancer […]
Eureka! Baby for infertile woman
A new technique that coaxes an infertile woman’s ovaries into producing eggs again has resulted in the birth of a baby in Japan, international scientists said on Monday. A second woman has also become pregnant using the same method, according […]
Need help staying hydrated? Use ‘smart’ water bottle app!
To calculate the amount of water you need each day, a new ‘smart’ water bottle has been designed. It can be linked with your smart-phone to help you stay hydrated. The BluFit sensor-packed water bottle connects to a smart-phone via […]
Clean your mouth in 6 seconds using new 3D printed toothbrush
A new kind of toothbrush that is tailor-made to fit into a person’s mouth has been invented by engineers. According to Blizzident’s makers, the toothbrush cleans teeth completely within six seconds, though independent studies are yet to verify the claims. […]
Stink spray can help you lose weight
A UK-based inventor have found that a foul odour puts off a person from eating their food. Alex Fontaine said that she was able to lose 1 stone and 8 pounds by squirting a disgusting 29.99-pound-spray in her kitchen, whenever […]
New spring-like fibres to mend broken hearts
New fabricated spring-like fibers developed by scientists help repair damaged heart tissue. Doctoral students Sharon Fleischer and Ron Feiner – under the supervision of Dr. Tal Dvir of Tel Aviv University’s Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology and the Center […]
Poly students invent device that helps disabled control home appliances through thought
SINGAPORE – A school trip to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital last year made him realise the help disabled people needed. With that in mind, Mr Ren Shuheng, 22, and his schoolmates, then third-year Republic Polytechnic (RP) Biomedical Sciences students, came […]
Lung Cancer detection may soon be possible with a blood test
In what is considered a breakthrough of sorts, researchers believe they have zeroed in on a key protein and its presence in elevated levels in the blood of lung cancer victims. All it may take is a simple blood test […]
New steering device to help avoid accidents developed
A new type of panic-free steering device developed by an engineer could help avoid accidents. Rene Guerster believes that his proposed technology, ‘computer-mediated steering,’ already common in engine controls, will enable steering around a suddenly-appearing obstacle without hand-over-hand fumbling. Guerster’s […]
