Do you know what’s in your mattress? If your mattress contains polyurethane foams — and most do — that means it may also contain chemicals and toxins that are not only harmful to the planet but also to your health. Let’s break it down. Polyurethane is a petroleum-based substance, that is commonly paired with chemical flame retardants and adhesives with […]
Detoxing Your Bedroom With This
The Nexibi
Bicycle locks can be a hassle to cart around, which is why we’ve seen ones that double as part of the bike, such as its handlebars, seatpost, pedal and saddle. One of the latest, the Nexibi, is a folding lock that also serves as a rear rack. Created by French startup Nexialiste Normand, the Nexibi features an articulated hardened stainless […]
To Know The Future For AI, One Has To Look At The Past
If you want to know where the future of AI is heading, look no further than the past, for the latest developments in AI can be found ubiquitously in the world of mythology. Sensing People Through Solid Objects Today, MIT News reported on a project that uses AI to “sense” people through walls. While the idea of X-ray vision is […]
Learn to Speak Big Data
Like it or not, tech has made its way into every aspect of the business world. At all levels of operations and from the day-to-day to long-term strategic planning, decisions large and small are made by collecting and analyzing massive amounts of data. It keeps a business on track and it drives innovation as it charts its way toward the […]
Treating Constipation With This Engineered Bacteria)
When it comes to treatments for constipation, the options aren’t plentiful, nor are they always particularly effective. Help may be on the way, however, in the form of genetically-engineered bacteria. Traditionally, people with constipation have been advised to alter their diet, or to try taking probiotics (live bacteria that can help with digestion). According to the Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Purna […]
Wifi Signal Allows Researchers To Track Movement Of People
Patients that wander away from their beds are a constant headache for nurses, while those that stay bedridden for too long can create problems of their own. New technology from MIT may soon allow hospital staff to see in real time the location of all the people in the facility. Because the new tech uses existing WiFi routers, it shouldn’t […]
Managing Illness Through Gamification
Gamification is gaining recognition as a powerful tool for contexts far removed from gaming itself, and the approach has been used for applications as varied as advertising, to recruiting, to rewards programs. Litesprite hopes to expand the gaming approach to a rather important sector: health. Litesprite’s mobile application, Sinasprite, helps patients proactively manage their chronic illnesses, including mental illnesses (anxiety, […]
Fight Opiod Addiction With Game
Earlier this year at the Health 2.0 WinterTech Conference, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Catalyst @ Health 2.0 launched the RWJF Opioid Challenge, an initiative aimed at bringing together healthcare and technology innovators to solve a growing epidemic of addiction in the United States. A panel of 19 judges evaluated 97 initial submissions based on innovation, scalability, and overall […]
Consume This In Zero Gravity
So you’ve scrimped and saved, and your 2038 self and significant other are rocketing off into space for the first time, staying on one of the pricey but luxurious International Space Station-style hotels that orbit the Earth. But how best to celebrate your week away from work and your belligerent robot boss? How about by popping a bottle of the world’s […]
Spending More Money When Ordering Food From Machines
Self-serve kiosks: Great for McDonald’s bottom line, potentially terrible for your waistline. If you haven’t walked into a fast food restaurant lately, well, congrats on your willpower. But when you do finally succumb to those greasy sirens, you could be in for a shock. In addition to their cashiers, many of the restaurants now boast self-serve kiosks, touchscreen stations […]