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09/04/2018 / By Edsel Cook

LED stool lights up to warn slouches, help prevent back pain

The solution to agonizing back pain might be as simple as a light-emitting diode (LED) on a chair. In an article on The Daily Mail, German researchers unveiled a smart stool that warns its user about incorrect seating posture. A pair of sensors allows the stool to keep track of the user’s posture. This sensor system […]

08/29/2018 / By David Williams

MIT researchers develop ultra-thin needle that could be used to deliver drugs straight to a patient’s brain

When taking medicine that’s meant for the treatment of certain neurological disorders, waiting for the medicine to finally reach the brain is something of an unavoidable circumstance. Often, patients also have to suffer a number of different side effects as the drugs that have been administered tend to affect other parts of the brain as […]

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