TakkTile recreates the sense of touch by placing a barometer chip in the palm of a robot hand
2 weeks 5 days ago
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Harvard researchers have developed a tactile sensor, based on the barometric principle, which can turn a robotic hand into a dextrous manipulator so as to enable the robot to identify objects it touches and...
Wellframe optimizes cardiac rehab
4 weeks 3 days ago
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Wellframe has launched a mobile app whose purpose is to aid patient rehabilitation. When they have been discharged from hospital, patients can now make use of a personalised monitoring system.
Innovation & Research, Business & Finance
Eye-Tracking and Infrared Sensors Simplify Computer Remote Control
5 weeks 4 days ago
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Eye-tracking is already well known in consumer behavioural studies. It has now been extended to enable remote control of computers for the mass market, with a variety of potential adaptations in other fields.
Innovation & Research, Business & Finance
GymPact Rekindles Workout Enthusiasm by Penalising the Slackers
8 weeks 2 days ago
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When it comes to getting people to stick to their exercise goals, nothing beats hitting them in the pocket. And it seems to work the other way round – rewarding the committed – as well.
Emergency: Guardly can tell what floor and room a smartphone called from
11 weeks 2 days ago
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Dialing 911 from a cell phone automatically gives emergency services location data. But when there is no cell coverage, Guardly’s safety services can connect callers in corporate buildings, on campuses, and...
Innovation & Research, Business & Finance
Tweet Analysis Helps Track the Spread of a Disease and Pinpoint Nerve Centres
12 weeks 4 days ago
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The analysis of tweets posted by users online allows researchers to predict the areas to avoid in case of epidemic.
Transforming Mobile Phones into Sensor Networks
13 weeks 5 days ago
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By combining an Android app and a data capture platform, Australian researchers are using the sensor capabilities of mobile phones to build a highly practical data feedback network.
Location data on Twitter is useful to track the spread of disease
15 weeks 3 days ago
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GPS, user data and other factors can give health researchers and officials a new channel for tracking epidemics. Location can be used to monitor disease movement as well as other public health concerns.
Innovation & Research, Business & Finance
Electronic Book Includes Geolocation among its Reading Options
17 weeks 4 days ago
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The Silent History gives readers a story which unfolds through ‘testimonials’ that are released every weekday, and ‘field reports’ which can only be read if you travel to a specific location. Readers are...
India quick review : new fund, mobile insurance
23 weeks 1 day ago
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Naya Ventures Launches $50 million Fund focusing on the mobile and cloud markets / ICICI Lombard awarded the Asia Insurance Technology Award for "Best Mobile Application"
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