Your smartwatch knows how many steps you took and how fast your heart beat, but it has almost no idea what your hands are doing. That blind spot matters, because hands are how people act on the world, and for amputees and patients in care settings, tracking hand and arm movement can be clinically meaningful. Engineers at Northwestern University's SPICE Lab say a standard smartwatch can do far more here than it does today.According to Northwestern's November 4, 2026 announcement, the lab has bui...
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Sugar Preserves Vaccines without Refrigeration
A sugar–glass cartridge can store vaccines without refrigeration.
Scientists at Nova Bio-Pharma Technologies and the University of Oxford have developed a new way of preserving vaccines without refrigeration by sealing the vaccine's live viruses inside glass made of sugar.
Currently, vaccines need to be stored in a fridge or freezer which means there is a need for electricity supply and refrigeration trucks for distribution as exposure to inappropriate temperatures can reduce the vaccine p...
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Painless Glaucoma Diagnostic Device
BioCOM Inc. has made a convenient pain-free tonometry device to detect glaucoma.
The latest Glaucoma IOP Eye Test THROUGH THE EYELID technology by BiCOM Inc. with the DIATON tonometer enables any healthcare professional to quickly and painlessly determine whether a patient has glaucoma and take preventive measures or determine treatment plans to save eyesight.
In a study published by the British Journal of Ophthalmology, the number of people with glaucoma worldwide is expected to be 79.6 m...
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