Ultra-flexible, Ultra-Thin Devices Developed to Monitor the Brain

Posted on September 10, 2015September 10, 2015 by

Brain activity can be monitored with tiny flexible electronics which could roll up to fit in a pocket. Charles Lieber, a nanoscientist and nanotechnologist at Harvard University, has designed latest ultra-thin electronics flexible enough to get stuffed into the needle of a syringe with a diameter as small as the average width of a human hair. Traditional electronics are rigid and the procedures to measure brain activity would involve surgery; surgeons would make an opening equal to the siz...

A Novel Stethoscope Save Costs and Save Lives

Posted on September 9, 2015 by

A new cardiac stethoscope funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) helps doctors detect heart failure more effectively than ever before. Despite advances in medicine that make many heart conditions treatable, the absence of effective, early diagnosis often leads to sudden, unexpected deaths. Annually more than one million patients are hospitalized due to heart failure and the cost of health care services, medications to treat heart failure etc. are tremendous. Furthermore most of the p...

Stick-on Micro-Electric Medical Tattoo Invented

Posted on September 8, 2015 by

A novel stick on tattoo has been developed that can effectively measure data about the human heart, brain waves and muscle activity. The latest in medical invention is new type of ultra-thin, self-adhesive electronic device that can effectively measure the aforementioned vital signs without the use of bulky equipment, conductive fluids, or glues. This product is in the form of a tattoo which has to be applied to the skin like any ink transfer tattoo. It is made from a rubbery polymer subst...

Freespira a new, non-pharmaceutical treatment for panic disorder

Posted on September 1, 2015 by

A novel non-drug treatment, the Freespira Breathing System, can train individuals with panic disorder to adjust their breathing, reducing the number of panic attack occurrences substantially—all at home. Individuals with panic disorder have a different breathing pattern than others, even during times when they are not having a panic attack. Scientists have proved this difference through research that has shown varying respiration rates and exhaled CO2 levels between those with panic disorder ...

Project Tango & Virtual Reality

Posted on May 31, 2015 by 41629066

Google describes Project Tango as something that gives “mobile devices a human-scale understand of space and motion.” Essentially, sensors in a Project Tango tablet can track the user’s body movements. Usually, virtual reality headsets “are dependent on external technology — in the case of Oculus, the headset is tethered to a PC, while the Vive requires special ‘lighthouse’ base stations that use lasers to scan your immediate environment.” This reliance poses limitations. Project Tango tablet...

Wearable Pollution Monitor Created

Posted on May 31, 2015 by 41629066

Environmentally conscious? The TZOA Pollution Monitor might interest you. It’s a wearable device that detects air pollution, an environmental issue that plagues many modern cities. It’s simple: “A fan directly beneath TZOA’s triangular cover sucks in air. As pollutants cross a laser, they scatter light onto a sensor that counts them. TZOA then glows a color corresponding to the air safety level. A smartphone app also displays that data, along with daily UV light exposure and crowdsourced polluti...

Grillo – Revolutionary earthquake early-warning system for $50

Posted on April 26, 2015 by 41629066

A tech entrepreneur has developed a low-cost seismic warning system that could save thousands of lives. It's called the Grillo (the Spanish word for cricket) early warning system. The compact device -- a cube about the size of an alarm clock -- taps into the special frequencies that SASMEX operates on and relays that information to its users. Grillo is a tiny orange device that contains a sensitive movement detector, microprocessor and a WiFi module to transmit a signal. When seismic ac...

Controlling a UFO Using Only Your Mind

Posted on January 17, 2015January 17, 2015 by

The first remote control car from 1966 astonished many kids at the time. Nowadays, the remote control is something we all just shrug off. What if we had another unique and innovative method of controlling things. Currently there are many solutions, but one of these solutions is a toy that can be controlled by using your mind. The Mind Controlled UFO is a unique toy that not many kids are too familiar with yet. It is a unique take to a remote controlled flying machine. This toy does not have t...

Multipurpose smart sensor that can be what you want it to be.

Posted on December 13, 2014December 14, 2014 by 41629066

Sen.se has developed a multipurpose sensor that is programmable for use the way you decide what aspects of your life you want to automate/handle. Unlike other devices that specialize in only one area, this device knows how to help you in many areas of your daily life: fitness, health, security, well-being and comfort. You decide how it can be applied to make your life simpler. It comes with a base unit (Mother) and four small and slick devices which can be affixed to almost anything. These d...

Texas Instruments‎ new ‘Smart Sensor’ Tag with ‘iBeacon’ technology can allow endless possibilities for you to connect with your surrounding

Posted on December 12, 2014December 12, 2014 by 41629066

Texas Instruments has developed a low cost sensor tag that provides 6 low-power MEMS sensors and Bluetooth Smart radio signal for your smartphone. It has; Accelerometer Magenetometer Gyroscope IR Temperature Barometer Humidity It connects to your smartphone via simple steps and allows you incorporate it in your app. You could attach the sensor to a cup with coffee and know the temperature and humidity, or attach it to your golf stick and measure the swing, many more applic...