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If you’re carrying a folded umbrella and it starts raining, you just pop that umbrella open and keep walking. The Italian-designed BikerTop is designed to work in much the same way, although it’s made for use by cyclists.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicyc… Continue reading BikerTop pops up for rainy riding
Whether it occurs in a car, plane, boat or VR environment, motion sickness is no fun. According to new research, though, it’s possible for people to “train their brain” out of the condition, potentially reducing the symptoms by more than half.Continue … Continue reading “Brain training” exercises shown to lessen motion sickness
We’ve heard about microneedle patches before, and we’ve also heard about cheap, disposable paper biomedical testing kits. Japanese scientists have now combined the two, in a paper-backed microneedle patch that measures blood glucose levels.Continue Rea… Continue reading Paper microneedle patch designed for self-monitoring of glucose levels
Currently, in order to see if an antidepressant works, patients have to take the drug for at least a month. New research, however, suggests that by monitoring a patient’s brainwaves as they sleep, the effectiveness of an antidepressant can be gauged in… Continue reading Sleeping brainwaves could point the way to the best antidepressant
Optical fibers are already used in many fields, but they would have even more applications if they could be manufactured faster and cheaper. An experimental new process is claimed to deliver on both counts, and it utilizes mostly existing technologies…. Continue reading New technique promises less expensive, quickly-made optical fibers
Optical fibers are already used in many fields, but they would have even more applications if they could be manufactured faster and cheaper. An experimental new process is claimed to deliver on both counts, and it utilizes mostly existing technologies…. Continue reading New technique promises less expensive, quickly-made optical fibers
In order to track how someone’s body position changes as they sleep, they typically either have to be rigged up with stick-on sensors, or filmed by a video camera. MIT’s new BodyCompass system, however, offers a third alternative that many people may p… Continue reading Wireless system uses radio signals to monitor sleep positions
In order to track how someone’s body position changes as they sleep, they typically either have to be rigged up with stick-on sensors, or filmed by a video camera. MIT’s new BodyCompass system, however, offers a third alternative that many people may p… Continue reading Wireless system uses radio signals to monitor sleep positions
Although we’re hearing more and more about 3D-bioprinted body parts, at least one challenge remains: getting oxygen to the cells in the printed tissue. A new type of “bioink,” however, is claimed to be capable of doing just that.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Oxygen-generating gel keeps cells going in bioprinted tissue
Three years ago, scientists from the University of Arizona reported that exposure to green light appeared to reduce neuropathic pain in rats. Now, the researchers believe that such light could also be used to treat migraine headaches in humans.Continue… Continue reading Daily doses of green light may minimize migraines