Two students from the University of Genoa created a headset that uses cameras to help the visually impaired see and read. This headset looks more like an MP3 player, but is actually a device to help the visually impaired (Via Horus) Machine lear...
www.youtube.com/watchSingapore is beginning trials on several new technologies that could re-shape the way cities function, from traffic to health care. A screenshot of Virtual Singapore, a virtual simulation of the city designed to assist with every...
A Hungarian startup is designing glasses that help visually impaired people by talking to them-but it has a long way to go. What a future prototype of EVA glasses will look like (Image via: www.eva.vision) There have been various prototyp...
A possible new therapy for paralysis involves transmitting neural signals from a neuroprosthetic device implanted in the brain to the motor nerves through a wireless relay. It will be years before this technology can be tested on humans. A rese...
The woman, who suffers from ALS, received an implanted brain computer to help regain some of her functionality after being fully paralyzed. Image shows a graphic of what the implant looks like and how it functions (Image via New England Journal of Me...
Scientists at Imperial College London have created a USB stick that detects the HIV virus in the bloodstream and provides the resultsin less than 20 minutes. These scientists prove USB storage/sticks can do more than safely back up your files. (via I...
The Arc neckband by OmniWear uses eight different vibration motors to keep track of enemies. This neckband is meant to help gamers stay on top of their game (Photo from Omniwear) Cheap, abundant sensors give rise to frivolous use in this o...
The Snoo crib rocks and soothes your baby to sleep with gentle sounds and motions. Snoo keeps your baby safe and happy in the middle of the night (Photo from Happiest Baby) Having a child is one of life’s most rewarding experience for some. It’s...
A team at John Hopkins University is experimenting using red pulses to help heart conditions. An illustration of EKG readings before, during, and after exposure to light pulses (via John Hopkins University) Have you ever accidentally shocked you...
MIT researchers discovered how to read through a stack of papers using a terahertz camera and computational imaging. Their current results are promising and could have huge implications for historians, librarians, and maybe even secret agents. Barmak...
For a hardware evaluation project I'm working on, I created a device that can be controlled via LabVIEW. This element14 blog series is a step by step exploration of SCPI, LabVIEW and a microcontroller. www.youtube.com/watch I start with the...
SyncThink’s Eye-Sync features a modified VR headset to track eye movement in order to diagnose concussions. (pics via Syncthink) Getting a concussion is a series issue that can lead to a host of additional health issues, including physical, cog...
University of California researchers use an MEC system (Multifluidic Evolutionary Component) to create a custom lab instrument. (iamges via UCR.edu) If you’re like me, you often find yourself wondering if there’s anything that can’t be made usi...
The system created by the Sinclair School of Nursing and the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri uses cameras to track the movements of senior citizens and uses the data to predict a fall. The camera tracks the movement of a senior c...
Some clinical devices currently developed to treat movement and memory problems may be the stepping stone to enhanced human intelligence (image via Ted Berger) All kinds of human health problems are being fixed by targeting the brain. One techn...
The Owlet, which sends an alert to parents’ smart phone when a baby’s breathing drops, fails to deliver satisfactory results. (via Owletcare) This level of monitoring babies is a necessity. The world of remote baby monitors is ...
Olympic athletes team up with Halo Sport for a new wearable tech that promises to improve their training. Can these headphones really reach your brainwaves and improve your training? (via Halo Neuro) Is anyone else excited about the Summer Olymp...
Smart stitches aim to send information straight to your doctor. A diagram of how smart stitches can be embedded in skin(Photo from Tufts University) Thanks to constant advances in technology, there have been changes to make the medical field bet...
Tel Aviv Researchers recently developed a temporary ‘electronic tattoo’ as one of the first non-invasive assays to research muscle and nerve cell activity in patients. The technology may also revolutionize market research and data collection. (via Na...
A diagram from the patent Nest filed for the smart crib(image via Nest/USPTO) If you're a fan of Tex Avery then you remember the “Home of Tomorrow” cartoons. These shorts showed off futuristic homes where dishes would wash themselves and rob...
A research team from the University of Exeter recently published a paper that detailed a new methodology for T-ray imaging that will allow users to see through dense, opaque materials with twice the clarity as current processes. The technology could ...
IntroductionThe tremendous data logging capabilities of the U1282AU1282A were examined briefly in an earlier blog post, where they proved useful for rapid component binning using the Remote Switch Probe, and for observing trends for seeing lase...
Introduction
The U1282A multimeter supports a high speed logging capability which I was keen to test.
By high speed it means approximately 10Hz indefinitely (my test was for 8 hours using the supplied software, I have not tested this soft...
IntroductionIn recent days there have been discussions about the Raspberry Pi 3’s temperature. There is an on-chip temperature sensor but according to reports it is inaccurate. How can we really know the temperature of the Pi’s processor? In general,...
