Eko Core is a complete electronic stethoscope with digital & analog capabilities that wirelessly pairs to the free Eko Mobile App for recording, visualization. Eko Core digital electronic stethoscope connects to a smartphone. Amplify, visualize & record heart & lung sounds. Visualize, record, and share sounds wirelessly from Eko Core to your Apple or Android mobile device in real time with the app. Live stream stethoscope sounds from the Eko Core to other clinicians anyw...

For those who suffer from impaired walking, a sedentary lifestyle in a wheelchair seems like the only viable option. The makers of UPnRIDE however, have create a solution that changes the way we think about mobility for the disabled. UPnRIDE, a wheeled robotic device, enables both upright and seated mobility for anyone who is unable to, or has difficulty standing or walking. Millions of people who suffer from impaired walking use wheelchairs which limit their mobility, leading to health decli...

ISOBAR is a portable, cooling device that aims to provide safe and effective vaccine transportation in developing countries. The UK winner of the 2016 James Dyson Award, the device has the ability to keep vaccines cold for up to six days and can be recharged easily on the go in a little over an hour. Limited access to electricity and healthcare centers proves to be a difficult obstacle when transporting vaccines in rural areas. Further still, current vaccine programs in developing countrie...

acking. The slim, leather wallets offer several features, which in combination, help to push the boundaries of innovating in their industry. Easy card access is provided to a user by way of button which uses a spring-loaded mechanism. A friction mechanism is designed to prevent the cards from falling out. Cards are kept secure via a RFID/NFC blocking cardholder that protects your cards from wireless skimming and private data theft. At large, the wallet itself is part of a two-way tracking ...

University of Washington computer scientists and electrical engineers have come together to develop HemaApp: an application that uses a smartphone camera to estimate hemoglobin concentrations. Anemia, a blood condition exacerbated by malnutrition or parasitic disease, is a common health problem in the developing world that is often undiagnosed. Currently, in order to detect hemoglobin levels, most health care providers either use an invasive technique (i.e. a needle) or expensive machines tha...

Sometimes the simplest of ideas can be the most innovative ones. Such is the case Luuup, a cat litter box, composed of three identical sifting trays, which is designed to be the first and last litter box a user uses and cutting down the time and effort needed to clean. For pet owners, cat little boxes are unpleasant to deal with but also a necessity. Oftentimes, current models lead to wasted litter or can be complicated and expensive, with fragile parts that need to be cleaned. The Luuup l...

A person bed’s can be covered with bacteria, allergens and fungus. Silvon is designed to change that, permanently preventing the growth of 99.9% of bacteria by literally using a silver lining (of a sort). Dermatologists recommend that people wash their pillowcases every two or three days. Given the hustle and bustle of everyday life however, it is difficult to follow through on that. The average adult washes their sheets every 2-3 weeks, with studies suggesting some men just change their shee...

SuperMeat is looking to innovate the meat industry by producing meat without harming animals. All around the world, animals are confined, fattened, genetically modified and are slaughtered for meat. Current practices of obtaining meat also contribute to global warming, damage the environment. Further still, the gap between human population and the resources that are needed to sustain the population, like food, is growing, prompting a need for finding alternative methods of obtaining sustenanc...

Ever wonder why we use so many different tools for measuring? The Bagel Labs team had similar thoughts, and decided to create the Bagel, a smart all-in-one tape measure, which can save measurements, record voice memos, and measure just about anything. Bagel was designed with three separate modes to tackle the wide range of circumstances in which a user needs to measure something. String Mode: This works the same as a traditional tape measure, but due to its flexibility, can be used to mea...

Polmon Instruments Pvt Ltd has launched its innovative MP98 Automated Melting Point Apparatus, a specially designed apparatus that automatically identifies the melting points and melting ranges of three test samples simultaneously. Polmon Instruments Pvt Ltd is known for manufacturing high precision and highly reliable lab and analytical instruments. Its laboratory pH meter, melting point apparatus and KF titrators can be found on every bench top in the quality control and R&D labs of pha...

A breakthrough invention in developing transient batteries has been developed:  a self-destructing battery that completely dissolves in water without leaving behind any trace. Researchers at Iowa State University have designed a one-millimeter-thick, five-millimeter-long and six millimeters wide battery that use typical lithium-ion technology. The transient battery is made up of eight layers, including an anode, a cathode and the electrolyte separator, all wrapped up in two layers of a polyvi...

The Gaze Lab has introduced a smart standing desk that is responsive, aimed at improving posture and developing a healthy standing routine over time. Standing desks at large serve as a healthier way of working. This desk is personalized to a user’s unique physique. A user puts in their height and weight into a mobile app and the GAZE DESK alters its position accordingly. It can recognize users as well. Although the desk is designed to find a perfect position for users based on their body prof...

The Altered Company has created a nozzle that uses 2% of your normal water usage. It’s flexible, designed to fit over any tap, customizable, with two modes depending on the needed amount of water, and an environmentally conscious solution to the everyday problem of water waste. Water stress is a global issue that affects one billion people at present, and will impact an estimated 3 billion people in 2020. Furthermore, when one uses a regular tap, much of the water simply bounces off the surfa...

Ever thought of a car driven by a machine? Want to get around the city without the hassle of driving or parking?  If you ever thought it would just be a dream, here is a surprise from Uber. Uber is planning to roll out its first self-driving cars in the heart of Steel City, Pittsburgh. Uber just announced that self-driving cars started picking up passengers in late August. Uber customers in downtown Pittsburgh will be able to hire and ride into specially modified Ford focuses and VolvoXC90...

University of Washington scientists have developed a way to link your smartphones to your contact lenses using a new technology called the "interscatter communication.” Using this technology, medical aid such as contact lenses and brain implants can send signals to smartphones. The "interscatter communication" works by converting Bluetooth signals into Wi-Fi signals. (Elaborate more here on the technology.) This technology will create Wi-Fi by using Bluetooth transmissions from nearby mobi...

Although it is widely believed that infants’ airways are sterile before birth, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have discovered microbes (or bacterial DNA) have already colonized when a baby is born, even as early as 24 weeks gestation. Researchers have not yet identified how the bacteria come into the airway or what benefits are derived from the pre-birth colonization. It is suspected that the transmission of bacteria or bacterial DNA to the in-utero infant could be via blood ...

A team of researchers at Northwestern University’s Engineering school came across an unprecedented phenomenon: “blinking” or fluorescing DNA.  School textbooks emphasize that macromolecules like DNA and RNA do not naturally fluoresce, and therefore require special fluorescent dyes to be viewed and imaged. This new breakthrough may potentially enable researchers to forgo these often toxic dyes and harness the newly discovered natural fluorescent processes to image DNA.   The toxicity of dy...

Northwestern researchers have come up with a novel approach to treat foot ulcers. Their development, a regenerative bandage, heals diabetic wounds four times faster than standard bandages without additional side effects. Experienced by 15% of people with diabetes, foot ulcers can lead to serious health complications. What seems like a harmless sore could result in, for 24% of those affected, a lower-leg amputation and in certain cases, even death. These sores are particularly a problem for...

A new technology, Sgnl, allows you to answer phone calls through a rather unconventional method: your fingertip. Sgnl, a smart strap, was developed by Innomdle Lab. The idea was the brainchild of CEO Hyunchul Choi, who sought to solve a dilemma that smartwatch users faced when taking calls: everyone could hear what was being spoken about. The device receives voice signal from your phone through Bluetooth. When a signal is received, the strap creates a vibration through its body conduction ...

Did you ever consider yoga, acupuncture, or tai-chi as forms of pain relief? A review of U.S.-based clinical trials conducted by a group of scientists at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at the National Institutes of Health concluded that these complementary health approaches can effectively manage common pain conditions. Pain cannot always be fully relieved by medications, complicating the lives of millions of Americans. These complementary health approach...

Researchers at the University of Birmingham partnered with Southampton Football Club and, using GPS technology, were able to show that footballers (i.e. soccer players)  injuries could be predicted by looking at players’ workloads during training and competition. They discovered that the greatest injury risk was correlated with a significantly high number of short bursts of speed during training over a three-week period. The scientists are the first to look into and actually monitor injury ri...

  Japanese toilet manufacturer TOTO has created a fully-automated self-cleaning smart toilet. The high-tech ‘intelligent’ lavatory opens its lid when it sees you coming, closes when you leave, and cleans itself after every flush. And no need to fear the cold mechanical touch of technology against your derriere, as it will even warm the seat for you.  Toto is keen to show how its "intelligent" washlet system can be good for the environment and improve people's experience in the bathroom....

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is an umbrella term that encompasses the communication methods used to supplement or replace speech or writing for those with impairments in the production or comprehension of spoken or written language. AAC is used by those with a wide range of speech and language impairments, including congenital impairments such as cerebral palsy, intellectual impairment and autism, and acquired conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Parkinson's d...

Video analytics can transform standard CCTV systems into intelligent and effective detection and alert systems. CCTV technology is now capable of recognising faces of people, vehicles, animals and bags automatically. Integrated with CCTV video analytics, both facial and general recognition software systems are capable of counting, measuring speed and monitoring direction. For example, recognition systems can monitor the duration of time that people are present in a specific area or how long a...

BIP supports small business owners, entrepreneurs and inventors by providing on hand support to help you take the right steps to start up, protect and grow your business. BIP helps develop your ideas with indepth market research and company databases search for market landscape, It also provides new skills at aworkshop or mini-masterclass, have a confidential one-to-one and put your questions to some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs at their inspiring talks. If you’re an ambitio...

Do you ever turn your world upside down by standing on your head? After a few minutes you might feel some pressure in your face and around your skull. This is because headstands invert the body’s blood flow, pushing more blood toward your head. Astronauts in microgravity experience something similar. Without gravity pulling body fluids down toward their legs and feet, the fluids move toward the upper body. Scientists believe this causes fluid congestion in the head and increased pressure in t...

A research team, led by an IU School of Health and Rehabilitation faculty member at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, has determined that adapted yoga is both feasible and beneficial for adults with stroke or traumatic brain injury. Subjects in a recently published study of adults with traumatic brain injury demonstrated improved balance, flexibility, strength, endurance and walking speed after participation in adapted yoga. The study underscores the belief that adapted yoga m...

Our brains have a detailed picture of our hands and fingers, and that persists even decades after an amputation, Oxford University researchers have found. The finding could have implications for the control of next generation prosthetics. Team leader, Dr. Tamar Makin said: 'It has been thought that the hand 'picture' in the brain, located in the primary somatosensory cortex, could only be maintained by regular sensory input from the hand. In fact, textbooks teach that the 'picture' ...

Early experiences affect the development of brain architecture, which provides the foundation for all future learning, behavior, and health. Just as a weak foundation compromises the quality and strength of a house, adverse experiences early in life can impair brain architecture, with negative effects lasting into adulthood. The development of a child’s brain architecture provides the foundation for all future learning, behavior, and health.Brains are built over time, from t...