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When someone is using antipsychotic drugs, it is vitally important that they take the correct dosage, and that they don’t abruptly stop taking the medication. Soon, a fingerprint sweat test could be used to check that such people are following instruct… Continue reading Fingertip sweat could be used for kinder, gentler drug compliance testing
Rear suspension systems make a big difference on mountain bikes, but most such setups are a bit “much” for use on regular commuter bikes. The Type 57x bicycle was designed with that fact in mind, as it features low-profile frame-integrated rear shocks…. Continue reading Type 57x bicycle packs light-duty rear suspension into its frame
Nobody wants to live in a drafty house, yet checking for substantial air leaks within a home can be a complex process. Scientists have now devised what could be a much easier method of doing so, utilizing a technique that dates back to 1864.Continue Re… Continue reading New spin on 159-year-old tech could easily visualize air leaks in homes
While we’ve heard about a number of drug-dispensing medical implants, most of them have the same drawback – they end up getting covered in scar tissue. An experimental new one avoids that problem by changing shape as the tissue starts to form.Continue … Continue reading Drug-delivery implant thwarts scar tissue by being a moving target
Breathing exercises – in which a person takes slow, deep breaths – have been shown to reduce stress and anxiety. Focusing on breathing in this manner can be difficult, however, which is where the PAWS “breathing ball” is designed to come in.Continue Re… Continue reading PAWS ball helps calm people by breathing along with them
One of the most commonly suggested uses for tiny robots is the search for trapped survivors in disaster site rubble. The insect-inspired CLARI robot could be particularly good at doing so, as it can make itself skinnier to squeeze through tight horizon… Continue reading Insect-inspired robot gets skinny to go through gaps
Hog barns typically aren’t the nicest places to be at the best of times, but try living in one during a heat wave. Scientists at Indiana’s Purdue University have developed a self-activating hog-cooling pad for just such situations.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading High-tech pig pad designed to cool hot hogs
While there’s nothing like playing board games with family and friends, old-school box-contained games do have their drawbacks. That’s where GameNite comes in – it’s a console that lets groups of people play phone-controlled games on their TV.Continue … Continue reading Smartphone-controlled GameNite console brings shared board games to TVs
While a short, maneuverable hatchet is great for intricate tasks such as making kindling, carving, or clearing trails, nothing beats a long-handled axe for chopping logs into firewood. With its two-part handle, the ADK26 is made to serve both purposes…. Continue reading ADK26’s two-part handle makes it both a hatchet and a log-splitting axe
Haptic feedback systems, in which users receive tactile signals on their body, definitely show a lot of promise … but they can be electronically complex. An experimental new setup makes things simpler, by incorporating pneumatic pouches into wearable s… Continue reading Puffed-up pouches could bring haptic feedback tech to our clothing