Radiologists still rely on visual inspection of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or X-ray scans – although IBM and others are working on this issue – and doctors have no access to AI for guiding and supporting their diagnoses. Read More
Researchers have built a machine that sends messages using common chemicals. Among many potential applications, this system could relay secret messages or allow tiny devices to communicate inside the human body. Read More
Inventions span from a table lamp that relieves stress before bed, to a wearable device that protects medical staff from violent patients, to a means of transmitting off-grid technology to mobile devices through movement. Read More
NSW Health has released its investigation into the Legionnaires' outbreaks reported in Sydney earlier this year. Two cooling towers were connected to 13 cases of the disease. Read More
University of Adelaide researchers have developed a world-first optical sensor that can detect vitamin B12 in diluted human blood – a first step towards a low-cost, portable, broadscale vitamin B12 deficiency test. Read More
U-blox has announced its donation of 500 4G modules to a connected healthcare startup that provides an avatar for children with long term illnesses who have to stay in hospital or at home for an extended period of time. Read More
Tests have revealed high levels of lead in the water at the site of the new Perth Children’s Hospital, with construction workers warned not to drink the tap water. This is the latest in a string of safety-related incidents that have pushed back the hospital’s opening. Read More
IBM Research has established a new research centre in South Africa (its second research centre on the African continent), and has announced several new project collaborations in the area of data-driven healthcare. Read More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced a project with the U.S. Army Research Office to develop tissue-integrated biosensor technology to monitor soldiers' health in real-time. Read More