Apparently, Apple boss Steve Jobs didn’t let his own children have iPads. Maybe this was wise but there are few modern parents who follow his example and the most worrying aspect is in the very youngest children’s use of modern technology. Recently, I was in a local coffee shop. On a nearby...
Virtual Reality (VR) is quickly making its presence known in every sector of society. One of the most vital impacts of VR is on the medical industry. VR has already taken a big step into medical training and will be a needed tool to teach and train medical students. As Dr. Dominic McHugh, who is […]
Smart Health! – Swansea University’s Institute of Life Science is currently leading a program into the study of bandages that will be able to detect how a wound is healing and then send messages back to doctors. Scientists on the program are suggesting the initiative could be trialled within...
Bra-Ba Blacksheep – As someone whose grandmother had a mastectomy, I turned up my car radio one afternoon when I heard that a new bra had been invented as an early warning system for detecting breast cancer. The claim was that this new bra could, by measuring breast tissue temperature, let wearers...
The robot care revolution is already here…….. With people living longer and a growing elderly population, we are now looking at providing emotionally aware robots to help look after our old folks. The suggestion is that these robots could relieve pressure on care homes and hospitals, or even home...
