All the stories tagged with: Medical
Sonar Vision Helps Blind “See”
11/29/2012, A bunch of researchers over at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have managed to come up with a new device that will assist congenitally blind people to “see” again, at least, up to a certain extent. Touted as a kind [...]
Auto Manufacturers Developing Cars With Biometric Sensors
11/27/2012, Car manufacturers are racing to develop technologies that can measure heart rate, blood pressure, and other biometric responses. The cars are equipped with so-called biometric sensors and they can track a driver’s vital health signs, including pulse, breathing and skin [...]
Artificial Cartilage Generated With 3D Printer
11/26/2012, Cartilage is an essential body structure that has the consistency of plastic and amazing properties like being able to bear weight, but yet be much more flexible than bone. Unlike bone, it does not contain any blood vessel or nerves, [...]
NEC DNA Analyzer Miniaturized
11/26/2012, The word “miniaturize” is a very subjective word, and how small a particular device is really depends on what the original size is. Well, here we are with NEC and a DNA analyzer that has been shrunken down to the [...]
Blood Pressure Monitor Loses Cuff
11/20/2012, The Nihon University has come up with a spanking new kind of blood pressure meter which is capable of measuring one’s blood pressure simply by touching it with a finger. First displayed at Medica 2012 in Dusseldorf, Germany, this particular [...]
Kinect Helps Patients Feel At Ease
11/20/2012, Being hospitalized is no fun for anyone, and it can be an emotionally as well as financially draining time for the family involved. Well, in order to up the fun factor while reducing all the stress and glum looks at [...]
Fujifilm Micro-Needle Array Means Painless Drug Administration
11/15/2012, When it comes to receiving injections, there are two different kinds of people – one who cannot stand pain, while the other kind of person can be prodded in all directions without missing a beat. Well, Fujifilm caters to the [...]
Helicopter Cabin Modified For In-Air Emergencies
11/15/2012, Transporting the wounded from the battlefield or a scene of tragedy to another place via air is more often than not done via a helicopter, especially with what we have seen in the movies and all. The thing is, helicopter [...]
Research suggests that Blackberry smartphones might contain allergens
11/12/2012, When it comes to choosing smartphones, pros and cons have to be weighed, such as display size, processor speed, choice of operating system, availability of popular apps, and etc., but it looks like we might have to start considering possible [...]
Pacemaker could be powered by heartbeat
11/05/2012, Most of us know that a pacemaker needs to be powered by a battery of some sort, but what happens when there is an infinite loop of energy – that is, a pacemaker which is powered by your heartbeat? US [...]
Man with bionic leg to climb 103 flights of stairs this Sunday
10/31/2012, The human spirit is an amazing thing and we often see people with disabilities perform feats that defy the human limitations. Zac Vawter is hoping to do just that by putting his prosthetic leg to the test. After losing his [...]
Sensor for the naked eye detects early-stage diseases
10/30/2012, Scientists from the Imperial College London were able to develop an ultra-sensitive sensor that will allow doctors to detect the early stages of diseases with their naked eye. The newly developed sensor, which is still a prototype, is reportedly ten [...]
Cheaper prosthetic finger prototype could be a blessing to many
10/30/2012, 10,000 miles will not stop Richard Van As of South Africa and Ivan Owen of Washington State from building an inexpensive prosthetic finger prototype that could one day help millions of amputees. Richard lost his arm last year in an [...]
