Category: Technology & Devices
Specially empowered broccoli to fight chronic disease
Chronic diseases for instance, Type 2 diabetes and heart disease can be battled with some secrets from our own kitchen, a special broccoli, which researchers say can do wonders for health . The special broccoli created by scientists at the […]
Japanese researchers develop breathalyzer that tells you how many calories you have burnt
Researchers in Japan have developed a new portable breathalyzer that can calculate how many calories your body is managing to burn up, according to a new study published in the Journal of Breath Research. The device has been developed by […]
Scientists develop glass scaffold that can help heal bone injuries
A type of glass implant that could help in regeneration of injured bone was developed by scientists. The study conducted by Missouri University of Science and Technology has found that it could help in repairing the bones in the arms, […]
Tooth sensor to monitor what you eat developed
Researchers at National Taiwan University’s UbiComp Lab have developed an embedded false tooth that can monitor what you eat or whether you have smoked and informs your doctor about it. The device is a sensor made up of a tiny […]
Lasers and LEDs helping doctors see under the skin
Development of new techniques, including lasers, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and spectroscopic methods, is helping doctors develop new none-invasive optical techniques to probe and render images from beneath the surface of the skin. The techniques may be used in a wide […]
Good news for 200 million asthma sufferers
Nearly 200 million asthma sufferers worldwide could soon be benefiting from new technology which makes inhaler drug delivery more consistent and efficient. The latest statistics1 indicate that around 193 million people suffer from asthma worldwide, including 24 million in the […]
Scientists create E-skin bandage that acts as health monitor
An electronic skin is being created by scientists that responds to touch by instantly lighting up. The more intense is the pressure, the brighter is the light emitted. Ali Javey, UC Berkeley associate professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences, […]
Mobile phones soon to be urine-powered
Researchers have finally discovered a new source of green energy to power our mobile phones with- urine. According to Bristol Robotics Laboratory’s researchers, they were able to harness an electrical charge by passing urine through a stack of microbial cells […]
‘Intelligent’ knife can tell tumour from healthy tissue
A new kind of surgical knife can tell cancerous from healthy tissue in seconds and may help improve tumour removal in the operating room, according to research published Wednesday. Known as the iKnife, the tool analyzes the vapour given off […]
High-tech tie-up to detect eye diseases
SINGAPORE/JAPAN – Scientists in Singapore have teamed up with a Japanese firm to develop “intelligent” technology to aid detection of eye diseases. The Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) and Topcon Corp hope to pinpoint myopia, glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration […]
