Category: Technology & Devices
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 […]
Scientists develop kit to test for ricin poisoning
Singaporean defence scientists and their Australian counterparts have found a way to detect the highly poisonous chemical ricin in human beings. The breakthrough has resulted in the world’s first human test kit for ricin, just a few granules of which […]
New Chair Sounds Alarm If You are Sitting for too Long
Researchers have developed a new chair that has a sitting pad designed to set off an alarm if you have been sitting for too long. The chair designed by researchers at the Queensland University, is meant to prevent serious health […]
Now Smartphones can Sense Your Moods too
A new computer programme developed by scientists would enable smartphones to sense your moods, through mere speech with accuracy. Surprisingly, the programme doesn’t look at the meaning of the words. “We actually used recordings of actors reading out the date […]
2-in-1 Ornament and Charger in The Form of Bonsai Tree
An ornate little mock bonsai tree that doubles up both as an ornament and a charger for everyday electrical devices – without the need for any delicate pruning was created by a designer from France. The Electree+ – created by […]
