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Although there are systems that allow physically challenged users to communicate by twitching facial muscles, for some people even those muscle movements are impossible. A new setup offers a possible alternative, however, by going into the ear.Continue… Continue reading Assistive tech may let locked-in users communicate via “ear-clicks”
It can be frustrating, when the jacket that you initially put on to keep you warm starts making you too hot. Jackets made from an experimental new reversible fabric, however, could both heat and cool their wearer.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, Sc… Continue reading Reversible fabric heats on one side, cools on the other
Any fitness expert will tell you, weightlifting is about more than just lifting weights up and down. A new set of “smart” gloves is designed with that in mind, as they track multiple performance metrics in real real time.Continue ReadingCategory: Weara… Continue reading Sensor-packin’ gloves designed to be a wearable weightlifting coach
Manufactured by Austrian startup Tec-Innovation, the InnoMake shoe uses ultrasound sensors to warn blind users of obstacles in their path. The footwear may soon become even more capable, though, thanks to integrated cameras.Continue ReadingCategory: We… Continue reading “Seeing-eye shoes” for the blind to be enhanced with onboard cameras
While stationary trainers do allow users to cycle indoors, the things tend to just sit there and spin – with a few exceptions, that is. Rocker plates add some tilting action, though, with KOM Cycling’s new RPV2 being the latest to hit the scene.Continu… Continue reading RPV2 rocker plate gets stationary cyclists tilting and sliding
Imagine if you were a product designer who wanted to see what an actual physical object would look like in different colors or patterns. Well, MIT has designed a system that allows users to easily do just that, utilizing photochromic dyes.Continue Read… Continue reading MIT tech allows a single object to be “tried out” in different colors
While neural implants play a vital role in monitoring or stimulating parts of the brain, they’re often attacked by the body’s immune system. A new device gets around that problem by being very soft – and it’s implanted using a needle made of sugar.Cont… Continue reading Softest-ever brain implant delivered via dissolving sugar needle
It can be difficult, digging out your keys or wallet when your hands are full.Well, if an experimental new 3D-printed “smart ring” reaches production, such digging may no longer be necessary.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, TechnologyTags: Fraunhof… Continue reading RFID “smart” ring could replace cards, cash, keys and more
Back in 2015, we heard about an electrically activated glue that could be used to bond items in wet conditions, or even underwater. Now, scientists have demonstrated that the material could be used to patch leaky blood vessels … from the inside.Continu… Continue reading Electrically activated glue patch repairs blood vessels from within
In most grocery stores, all of the fresh produce is either pre-wrapped in plastic film or it gets placed in plastic bags – both of which are often discarded by consumers. A new bioactive paper bag, however, could serve the same purpose while being easi… Continue reading Recyclable “bioactive” paper bag could replace plastic food wrap