PYKRS jacket sports lighting, fall detection and heating systems

We've seen a number of bicycle helmets that include high-tech features like lights and fall-detection systems. Well, Spanish startup PYKRS (pronounced "pikers") has taken those same technologies plus others, and packed them into a winter jacket.

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Inca-inspired tech may offer a simpler means of checking the GI tract

Long before computers existed, the Inca people kept records using knotted strings known as quipu. That technology has inspired a new system for assessing gastrointestinal problems, which is considerably less expensive than conventional methods.

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Latest E Ink display tech boosts color and contrast

Back in 2014, we saw some of the first examples of color E Ink display technology. The first full color gamut support came a couple of years later, and now the color gamut and contrast has been bumped up again for E Ink Gallery Plus.

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“Smart” surgical gloves track medical students’ hand movements

It goes without saying that surgeons require a very delicate, precise touch. A new set of surgical training gloves were designed with that fact in mind, as they monitor their wearer's hand movements, and provide feedback on their technique.

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Pressure and Temperature Measurement in Pharma-Biotech Processing

In the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, strict hygienic requirements of the facility conditions is essential to preventing product contamination. As...

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