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If you own a DSLR camera, you can simply buy more lenses as your needs dictate, instead of having to buy a whole new camera each time. The Sevunscope is intended to bring that same sort of upgradability to consumer telescopes.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Sevunscope gives telescopes the “swappable lens” treatment
So-called “bonded leather” is really just leather fibers mixed with eco-unfriendly polyurethane or polyvinyl chloride. reProLeather, on the other hand, converts leather waste into what is claimed to be a recyclable, biodegradable, new-leather-like mate… Continue reading reProLeather recycling tech could bring new, green life to old leather
If the inner socket of a prosthetic leg doesn’t conform to the contours of the user’s leg stump, considerable pain and even skin ulcers may result. A new prosthesis should help keep that from happening, by automatically pumping up its socket to maintai… Continue reading Prosthetic leg auto-inflates its socket to maintain optimum fit
There are many situations in which it’s important to know how much force one object is applying to another item. A small, thin sticker has been designed to measure and relay such data, without requiring wires or batteries.Continue ReadingCategory: Scie… Continue reading Tiny radio-powered sticker measures force applied between objects
Augmented reality eyewear is great for providing turn-by-turn navigational cues, but a lot of the goggles and visors have a kind of … tech-nerdy vibe. Blucap Moto sunglasses are different, in that they won’t make you look like a Sheldon Cooper wannabe…. Continue reading Blucap Moto navigational AR sunglasses keep the geek factor down
Folding bikes may be handy in cramped settings, but most of them have relatively small wheels that easily fall victim to potholes or other urban hazards. The Bastille is different, in that it folds down in a claimed five to 10 seconds while still using… Continue reading Big-wheeled Bastille bike folds down in seconds
Most powered wheelchairs have at least two problems: they can’t climb stairs, and the user has to remain in a single seated position. An experimental new robotic wheelchair, however, addresses both shortcomings.Continue ReadingCategory: Good Thinking, … Continue reading Special wheelchair gets users standing and climbing stairs
Currently, almost all powered prosthetic hands utilize electrodes that detect the user’s muscle impulses and convert them into hand movements. A new system which is in development, however, should reportedly work better by utilizing ultrasound.Continue… Continue reading SOMA system will control prosthetic hand via ultrasound, not electrodes
People suffering from dementia not only get confused, they can also become highly anxious and even aggressive. In order to catch such behaviors before they escalate out of control, a British scientist has developed a pair of sensor-packin’ socks.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: University of Bristol, wearable electronics, Seniors, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Footwear, Monitoring
Continue reading SmartSocks designed to help keep dementia under control
While there are a number of optical systems that provide robotic hands with a sense of touch, most of those systems are flat, so they’re confined to the fingertips. A new MIT system, however, works along the entire length of each finger.Continue Readin… Continue reading GelSight Svelte tech gives robotic fingers a full-length sense of touch