Devices
Wireless Health Care
Wireless technologies are about to transform health care, and not a moment too soon
How 5 Security Technologies Fared After 9/11
Developed, deployed, and sometimes deep sixed
The Hacking Risk to Medical Devices
Devices will become harder to secure as they gain complexity and connectivity
A Gentler Defibrillator Jolt
Researchers come up with a low-energy pulse sequence to restart hearts and make implants last longer
Diagnosing Concussions by Radar
Radar guns and software can spot a brain injury by looking at the way a person walks
Magnetic Tag Replicates When Cells Divide
Blog Post: Bell Biosystems claims to have done the impossible, wows crowd at Stanford’s StartX event
The Sound of Sterility
Blog Post: Researchers demonstrate that ultrasound can be an effective alternative for permanent male birth control
How Would You Like Your Bionic Vision?
Blog Post: Second Sight and Retina Implant use different technologies to bring eyesight to the blind
Moore's Law Leads to $1000 Genome Device
Blog Post: Life Technologies' cheap genome sequencing chip shows how semiconductor technology is making personal genomes happen
Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise Treating Depression
Blog Post: Psychiatrists observe benefits at one month and even more improvement after two years of treatment
MEMS "frickin’ everywhere"
Blog Post: MEMS—microelectromechanical systems—are showing up in the oddest places
Electronic Eye Glasses and Contact Lens for those Needing Vision Help or the Latest Tweets
Blog Post: Eyewear than automatically adjusts and contacts that may in the future display the news
Crowdsourcing Radiation Monitoring
Podcast: Safecast uses the power of the crowd to put radiation measurements in the cloud
Toyota's Healthcare Robots Are Ready to Help You With Absolutely Everything
Blog Post: By 2013, robots may be the ones taking care of the elderly in Japan
