A closer look at the “tech” in MedTech.
Implants have been around for decades now and have gradually walked the route of proving how indispensable they are. They established themselves in orthopaedics and dental offices and gradually started taking over new frontiers: becoming the new heart, eye or ...
13th October 2014
A new wearable medical device that uses up to 3,600 liquid crystals can quickly let you know if you’re having heart trouble—or if it’s simply time to slather on some moisturizer. The small device, approximately five centimeters square, ...
25th September 2014
How complicated is medical technology? Very. But does it have to be that way? Sure, there are ‘simple’ technologies out there as well, like the origami microscope or the vinegar cancer test. But how many of us mortals could come ...
24th September 2014
Onesies that detect every turn and gurgle or tricorders that can tell your baby’s heart rate by just placing it near the forehead. Though not available (yet), these will be the baby gadgets of the near future, making monitors ...
4th September 2014
Opening a jar, tying your shoe, stirring coffee. Everyday tasks. More precisely, everyday two-handed tasks. Right? Not for long. MIT’s geniuses came up with a robot “glove”, which can be attached to the hand and adds an extra 2 fingers ...
1st September 2014
1st September 2014
Put 1054 engineers, clinicians and entrepreneurs in a room in Bangalore. Give them 48 hours and 12,588 cups of coffee. What do you get? 106 innovations ready to battle the most pressing clinical issues in Indian maternal medical care. That's what you get. From ...