A recent University of Houston industrial design graduate has developed a groundbreaking, easy-to-use 3D-printable finger prosthesis that could offer amputees a low-cost solution to restore finger functionality. David Edquilang first designed Lunet, which doesn’t need metal fasteners, adhesives or special tools to assemble, as an undergraduate student in the Gerald D Hines … [Read more...] about 3D-printable prostheses can restore amputees’ finger mobility
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Flexible screen-printed sensors enable earbuds to record brain activity and exercise levels
A multidisciplinary research team of engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a flexible screen-printed sensor that can be used to turn a pair of earbuds into a tool to record the electrical activity of the brain and levels of lactate in the body. The sensors can communicate with the earbuds, which then wirelessly transmit the data gathered for … [Read more...] about Flexible screen-printed sensors enable earbuds to record brain activity and exercise levels
Portsmouth Aviation and 42 Technology collaborate to bring innovative ventilator to market
UK manufacturer Portsmouth Aviation has appointed 42 Technology (42T) as a strategic development partner to help bring its unique Exovent negative-pressure ventilator (NPV) system to market. 42T will be responsible for the design and development of the control unit, monitoring and alarm system for the new medical ventilator, including system hardware, firmware and rigorous … [Read more...] about Portsmouth Aviation and 42 Technology collaborate to bring innovative ventilator to market
Origami-inspired strain sensor could transform soft robotics and health care
A team of researchers from the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering have developed a design for a new sensor that’s able to measure a strain range up to three times higher than a typical sensor using 3D electrodes inspired by the folding patterns used in origami. Hollywood is a go-to source of inspiration for roboticists. The astonishingly … [Read more...] about Origami-inspired strain sensor could transform soft robotics and health care
Researchers from the Universities of Strathclyde and Dundee to help make the health ecosystem greener
Research aimed at transforming the health ecosystem through design-led innovation and contributing to the UK’s net-zero agenda and sustainability targets is to be led by researchers at the Universities of Strathclyde and Dundee. Design HOPES (Healthy Organisations in a Place-based Ecosystem, Scotland) has been awarded one of four £4.625million Green Transition Ecosystem … [Read more...] about Researchers from the Universities of Strathclyde and Dundee to help make the health ecosystem greener