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'One beautiful life': Dad's love for daughter leads to wheelchair innovation
LUCI is a high-tech hardware and software platform that mounts to a power wheelchair to provide stability, security and connectivity.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 29, 2022


New technology recycles face masks into cost-effective batteries
Researchers from NUST MISIS have developed a new technology for producing cost-effective batteries from medical waste.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 29, 2022


Smartphone, M.D.: Turning your smartphone into a COVID-19 / flu detection system
A new cell phone app and lab kit have transformed a smartphone into a COVID-19 / flu detection system.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 29, 2022


Haptic feedback sleeve and goggles allow blind people to 'see' with their arm
Researchers have developed a haptic feedback sleeve and goggle system that allows blind people to partially "see" with the skin on their arm
Joseph Shavit
Jan 28, 2022


Robot performs first laparoscopic surgery without human assistance
A robot has performed laparoscopic surgery on the soft tissue of a pig without the guiding hand of a human – a significant step in robotics.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 27, 2022


Digital Braille speaker communicates using mid-air pulses
Researchers have developed a digital-age speaker system that permits the blind to read Braille using ultrasound waves in mid-air.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 26, 2022


Researchers create prototype device that generates electricity from shadows
Researchers demonstrated a way to harness shadows, a common but often overlooked optical effect, to generate electricity.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 25, 2022


New water purifier purges germs with power of the sun
In the modern, hygiene-conscious world, it can (ironically) be difficult to find a hand sanitizer for quick cleaning on the go.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 24, 2022


STEM Student Experiments Win Flight Opportunity in NASA Tech Contest
The challenge aims to inspire students to seek a deeper understanding of Earth’s atmosphere, space exploration, coding, and electronics.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 24, 2022


New medical-grade wearable continuously monitors at-risk people at home
The virtual care products automatically monitor a patient’s vital signs remotely to prevent this series of events from playing out.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 23, 2022


NASA Emergency Beacons Save Lives in 2021
In 2021, NASA technology saved 330 lives in the U.S. network region of the international satellite-aided search and rescue effort.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 22, 2022


New 'smart windows' can filter sunlight to disinfect surfaces in your home
Daylight passing through smart windows results in almost complete disinfection of surfaces within 24 hours while blocking harmful UV light.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 21, 2022


Decarbonisation tech instantly converts CO2 to solid carbon
New tech offers pathway for instantly converting CO2 as it is produced and locking it in a solid state, keeping it out of the atmosphere.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 21, 2022


Artificial pancreas proves 'life-changing' for very young children with type 1 diabetes
An artificial pancreas developed by a team of Cambridge researchers is helping protect very young children with type 1 diabetes.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 20, 2022


First-of-its-kind wearable, noninvasive blood sugar monitor
A new wearable device created by Penn State researchers, is a less intrusive glucose monitor and could become the norm in diabetes care.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 19, 2022


These tiny electric generators can accelerate wound healing
Tiny dressings that generate electricity in response to movement could accelerate wound healing and tissue regeneration.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 19, 2022


Researchers develop a wearable device for safe, noninvasive, optical brain imaging
Recent advances in brain imaging techniques facilitate accurate, high-resolution observations of the brain and its functions.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 19, 2022


“Hey, Alexa! Are you trustworthy?”
The more social behaviors a voice-user interface exhibits, the more likely people are to trust it and engage with it.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 19, 2022


Nanotherapy offers new hope for the treatment of Type-1 diabetes
Researchers have opened new paths to islet transplantation by using nanoparticles to deliver immunosuppressive drug regimen.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 19, 2022


Stanford researchers develop rechargeable batteries that store six times more charge
Researchers have developed rechargeable batteries that can store up to six times more charge than ones currently commercially available.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 17, 2022
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