Category: Technology & Devices
Electronic Cigarettes Free of Nicotine Launched
A new electronic cigarette free of nicotine has been launched. According to the manufacturers 5 Colors, the device meets a growing demand for a more socially-acceptable way for enjoying a cigarette. Produced in a range of colours and fruit flavours […]
A Fork That Tries to Talk as You Eat
Japanese inventors have created a new fork, the EsTheremine, which makes bizarre sounds and even attempts to talk as you eat your food, the Daily Mail reports. Containing a micro controller, a speaker, amplifier and battery within its handle, the […]
Smartphone users can now detect air pollution in real time through portable sensors
People can now monitor the quality of the air they breathe in real time through their smartphones thanks to new portable pollution sensors developed by a team of computer scientists at University of California. The sensors could be particularly useful […]
SaltSwitch, New Smartphone App to Aid Healthy Eating
Salt is very much necessary for our body but when consumed in excess can cause premature death or disability. Salt is best when reduced in food and now there are tools to help consumers choose foods with reduced salt content. […]
App allows ICU patients to be ‘heard’
SINGAPORE – When she was admitted to Changi General Hospital’s (CGH’s) intensive-care unit (ICU) two months ago, Claire (not her full name) was unable to tell nurses whenever she needed anything. This was because the 19-year-old, who suffered from respiratory […]
Now You can Watch Your Back While Walking
Simply by slipping on a headset that gives you a 360-degree field of vision, you can now have eyes in the back of your head. Designed by Jerome Ardouin and colleagues at the Grande Ecole d’Ingenieurs Paris-Laval in France, the […]
Now, Robotic Prosthetic Arm Controlled by the Mind
A robotic prosthetic arm controlled by the mind is closer to becoming a reality after researchers at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center managed to test such an arm in a 52-year old woman diagnosed with a degenerative brain disorder that […]
Point-of-care Ultrasound is More Accurate Than the Stethoscope
In diagnosing pneumonia in children and young adults, point-of-care ultrasound is more accurate than the traditional method of auscultation by stethoscope. It can even detect small pneumonias that a chest x-ray may miss, a Mount Sinai researcher reports in an […]
Breath Test Can Detect Colon Cancer
An effective and timely examination method for colorectal cancer has remained a gerontologist’s dream for many years. A method such as a breath test, similar to a breathalyser test for drinking and driving, may make it easier to diagnose colon […]
Simple Saliva Test can Reveal Decision-making Skills- Study
Cortisol levels in saliva are linked to a person’s ability to make good decisions in stressful conditions, say researchers. In a study, researchers at the University of Granada Group of Neuropsychology exposed the participants (all women) to a stressful situation […]
