
How safe is graphene?
Graphene is considered one of the most interesting and versatile materials of our time. But are products containing graphene also safe for humans and the environment?
Graphene is considered one of the most interesting and versatile materials of our time. But are products containing graphene also safe for humans and the environment?
Thanks to a variety of smart technologies, high-tech clothing today is capable of analyzing body functions or actively optimizing the microclimate.
A chatbot asks emergency department visitors about social needs, including access to medical care and physical safety.
Researchers are developing polymer fibers that recognize the need for therapy all by themselves and dose the active ingredients with precision and accuracy.
Stressed out? Need to talk? Turning to a chatbot for emotional support might help, research from Michigan State University shows.
Intuition Robotics announced a significant expansion of ElliQ, their AI-driven companion robot, to enable the extension of primary care teams' presence into older adults' homes.
Digital twins enable customized medical therapies. Researchers have modeled several hundred avatars based on real people and treated them experimentally.
Researchers have conducted the first studies examining how people respond to various emotional facial expressions depicted on a drone.
There is an ongoing debate as to whether the extensive usage of robots in the short-term is realistic and sensible. Moreover, the benefits such systems offer for patient care are disputed.
Researchers have evaluated whether data derived solely from these wristbands could accurately predict various types of seizures in pediatric patients.
In 2032, a man lies critically injured on a remote road following a car accident. His life is in the balance, but data visualization, remote robotics, biofabrication and virtual care will combine to give him the best possible chance of survival.
Engineers have create a robot that learns to visually predict how its partner robot will behave, displaying a glimmer of empathy.
Designers who use ethics to shape better companion robots will end up making better humans, too, say UNSW researchers.
Scientists from Empa were able to 3D print stable well-shaped microstructures made from silica aerogels for use in biotechnology and precision engineering.
Researchers have developed a novel sensor for detecting the new coronavirus. In future it could be used to measure the concentration of the virus in the environment.
Researchers refined application of terahertz radiation to promote the analysis of multi-layered tissues for medical purposes and be used for wound treatment.
Scientists have now developed guidelines that should enable the safe development of nanoparticles for medical use.
Ophthalmologists developed a simulation that helps patients, families and health professionals understand what progressive vision loss feels like.
Researchers have now produced a novel flexible sensor that lies on the skin surface and is biocompatible because it is made of nanocellulose.
Scientists are creating chatbots thet can express and respond to emotion during a conversation—including AI companions that could help relieve loneliness for seniors.
Virtual doppelgangers could one day revolutionize medicine: Researchers are developing a digital twin, which should facilitate the development of personalized therapies.
Researchers use the biodegradable material cellulose to produce implants for cartilage diseases using 3D printing.
SubtlePET’s AI-powered technology allows hospitals and imaging centers to enhance images from faster scans leading to an improved patient experience during imaging procedures.
Designer Leah Heiss considers her work as creating “emotional technologies”, i.e. wearable devices based on human-centred design principles. For her, empathy is everything!
A Stanford-developed virtual reality experience, called “Becoming Homeless,” is helping expand research on how this new immersive technology affects people’s level of empathy.
Memory-jogging robot to keep people sharp in ‘smart’ retirement homes has been used in a trial to combat cognitive decline in later age.
Gaumard Scientific has created Pediatric HAL - a humanoid that realistically reproduces human body functions and reactions.
Researchers have developed a video game to study whether video games can boost kids' empathy, and to understand how learning such skills can change neural connections in the brain.