South Korean CGM maker i-SENS said it has received regulatory approval for CareSens Air, the first locally-developed continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device

In addition, CareSens Air is the fourth CGM product following those from Medtronic, Abbott, and Dexcom to receive approval in Korea.

A continuous glucose monitor (CGM) is an apparatus that is worn on the body and continuously tracks blood glucose levels. It can be worn for up to a week and does not require finger pricking.

Early in March, i-SENS filed the necessary paperwork to the government for approval with the expectation of getting the go-ahead in late September.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety did not request any further supporting documentation, thus the approval arrived sooner than anticipated.

The business and Kakao Healthcare inked a memorandum of understanding in March to work together on chronic disease management using their platforms and product development skills.

In accordance with the agreement, i-SENS will continue to create top-notch products for the treatment and healthcare of patients, and Kakao Healthcare will create digital healthcare solutions and platforms.

The two businesses will also keep working together to increase consumer convenience and break into the international market.

According to i-SENS, CareSens Air has the longest usage time(15 days) and is the smallest and lightest CGM in Korea.

Without a separate receiver, the device sends blood glucose readings from the sensor to the smartphone app every five minutes. It also displays 24-hour blood glucose trends. In order to increase the accuracy of the results, it also contains a user calibration option.

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The company emphasized that consumers may organize their blood glucose control using these capabilities and check their blood glucose readings in real-time on their smartphones without having to enter any more data.

Additionally, because the medicine is sold in single packages, consumers who require short-term monitoring can buy it with no financial worry.

In the third quarter of this year, i-SENS intends to introduce the CGM after full-scale mass production starts after the approval.

The business will also get started right away on the registration of diabetic consumables so that people with type 1 diabetes can get financial assistance when buying the product.

“The first domestic CGM developed by i-SENS is very significant because all the CGMs currently available in Korea are foreign products,” i-SENS CEO Nam Hak-Hyun said. “Utilizing the experience of dominating the domestic market for BGMs, we plan to quickly launch our CGM device to the market and increase our domestic market share.”

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The NBA-recognized ankle brace from Betterguards is now offered for sale in the US. The ankle brace recently won the Sports Technology Awards' Best Technology for Injury Prevention and Recovery category.

BetterGuard offers full protection and a full range of motion, in contrast to traditional ankle braces. A mini-piston in the ankle brace stabilizes players' ankles during crucial movements. The mini-piston, known as the BG Power and patented, is attached to braces or shoes and put on the outside of the ankle. Because it is velocity-dependent, it functions similarly to a seatbelt in a car.

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The sophisticated fluid system stabilizes the ankle when it is twisted or rolled and is only triggered in urgent situations. The BGProtection System is automatically turned off after the threat has passed, allowing the wearer's foot to resume normal movement. This helps to avoid and lessen the severity of common ankle injuries like sprains and torn ligaments.

Prior to the introduction, Betterguard underwent extensive internal testing, including the creation of numerous test benches to confirm the development processes. For instance, the gait simulation test bench used artificial ankle joints to assess the system's durability at various running speeds and shoe designs. Similar to this, a tilting platform assessed both with and without the ankle protection the protective effect of simulated twisting on mechanical ankles, reports Tomorrow’s World Today.

Furthermore, research from other sources was carried out to guarantee damage prevention. According to the tests, the BetterGuard has a similar preventive effect to stiff traditional braces and has a higher inversion reduction and subjective comfort compared to placebo and unbraced situations. Additionally, a research on the prevalence of ankle injuries with BetterGuards is being conducted on professional German handball, basketball, and volleyball teams.

NBA’s Launchpad program and BetterGuards

BetterGuards is presently being tested in the league as one of the five firms selected to take part in the NBA Launchpad in 2022 to evaluate the possible benefits in terms of injury prevention. The NBA Launchpad program seeks to identify, assess, and test out cutting-edge technology in order to innovate the NBA.

Among those already using the BetterGuard in the US are NBAstars Franz and Moe Wagner of the Orlando Magic. "As professional athletes, we take special care of our bodies, and we need a brace that not only offers protection but also permits freedom of movement," claims Franz. Over the years, we've tried a lot of ankle braces, but none have come close to providing The BetterGuard's full range of motion and intelligent protection.

In the NBA, where nearly every player has missed time due to ankle ailments, The BetterGuard is a crucial component in maintaining health and performance. The BetterGuard delivers unmatched 360-degree freedom of movement and protection just when I need it, in contrast to conventional braces.

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Our world has changed in ways we never could have predicted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The technology significantly impacts every aspect of our everyday life, including remote work and virtual interactions. The incorporation of remote healthcare has emerged as a game-changing approach that provides ease, accessibility, and improved patient outcomes as we navigate through this pandemic and beyond.

Temperature checks became a common screening technique in public locations including airports, workplaces, and schools during the pandemic. Fever, an elevated body temperature, is frequently used as a sign of inflammation. Our immune system responds to viruses like SARS-CoV-2 by releasing cytokines and other inflammatory chemicals. Fever may result from this immunological activation raising the body temperature. However, not everyone with inflammation notices a notable increase in body temperature, emphasizing the necessity for other techniques of inflammatory monitoring.

For regular at-home monitoring, measuring inflammation has traditionally required invasive blood tests with lengthy turnaround times. But what if there was a non-invasive, real-time solution that could give us insightful knowledge about the level of inflammation in our bodies?

Researchers from the California Institute of Technology, Caltech, have developed InflaStat, a wearable, noninvasive sensor that monitors for a biomarker of inflammation in the wearer’s sweat. They say the device could be used at home by people with chronic inflammatory diseases, reports New Atlas.

Before starting to create their ground-breaking sweat-analyzing sensor, the researchers had to overcome some challenges. The key one is that other chemicals can be detected more easily than CRP. Because its molecules are larger and it is present in the blood at much lower concentrations than other biomarkers, it is more difficult to secrete them into sweat.

“Those were the main issues that prevented people from doing wearable CRP sensing before,” said Wei Gao, corresponding author of the study. “We need high sensitivity to monitor very low-concentration CRP automatically on the skin.”

The InflaStat is built of laser-engraved graphene with a lot of surface area and microscopic pores. In addition to special chemicals known as redox molecules that can produce a little electric current under specific circumstances, the pores also contain antibodies that connect with CRP. Gold nanoparticles with distinct sets of CRP-detecting antibodies are included into the sensor's structure.

When CRP molecules from the wearer's perspiration reach the sensor, they bind to both the antibodies in the detector and the pores of the graphene, which act as a detector. Once bonded to the graphene, the nanoparticles cause the redox molecules to produce an electrical current, which is detected by the sensor's electronic components.

The signal, which is very faint, is greatly enhanced compared to the signal that would be produced by a single CRP molecule since each gold nanoparticle includes several detection antibodies.

The researchers tested the InflaStat on healthy participants, patients with COPD, and participants who recovered from a COVID infection. They found that the sensor was comfortable to wear and could obtain inflammatory biomarker information noninvasively and wirelessly.

“We investigated sweat CRP levels of healthy individuals and patients with different inflammatory conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure, and active and past infections. We observed substantial elevation in sweat CRP from patients with various inflammatory conditions and found a strong connection between the levels of CRP in sweat and blood. This exciting finding suggests that monitoring sweat CRP levels could be a promising approach for detecting and tracking chronic and acute inflammation in the body,” the researchers wrote.

“By capturing this valuable data, we can take proactive steps toward managing our health, detecting early signs of inflammation-related diseases, and making informed decisions about our well-being. The future of remote healthcare is at our fingertips, quite literally, and it promises to transform the way we understand and care for our bodies.”

The study was published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering.

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Chronic wounds are a major health concern and they affect the lives of more than 25 million people in the United States. They are susceptible to infection and are the leading cause of nontraumatic limb amputations worldwide. The wound environment is dynamic, but their healing rate can be enhanced by administration of therapies at the right time. This approach requires real‐time monitoring of the wound environment with on‐demand drug delivery in a closed‐loop manner.

A team of scientists at the National University of Singapore has developed a dressing that continuously shows how the wound is faring – without needing a power source. The smart bandage is called PETAL (Paper-like Battery-free In situ AI-enabled Multiplexed) sensor patch. Along with being a bit of a forced acronym, the bandage's name also refers to the fact that it looks (sort of) like a pinwheel flower.

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"We designed the paper-like PETAL sensor patch to be thin, flexible, and biocompatible, allowing it to be easily and safely integrated with wound dressing for the detection of biomarkers," said the principal scientist, Dr. Su Xiaodi. "We can thus potentially use this convenient sensor patch for prompt, low-cost wound care management at hospitals or even in non-specialist healthcare settings such as homes."

The co includes three layers: a lower layer made of medical tape that sticks to the skin surrounding the injury, a middle layer called the "fluidic panel" composed of wax paper with microfluidic channels arranged in the shape of a five-petalled flower, and an upper layer made of breathable transparent silicone.

The fluid from the wound is passively sucked via a hole in the fluidic panel when the PETAL is placed in it, and it is then distributed into the five channels that make up the petals of the flower.

One of five "wound indicators" — temperature, pH, uric acid levels, moisture, and concentrations of a metabolic waste product known as trimethylamine — causes a chemical present in a reservoir at the end of each channel to change color once the fluid reaches it.

It is feasible to evaluate the present status of the wound without removing the dressing by taking a smartphone snapshot of the PETAL and then using an AI-based app to analyze the colors of the reservoirs in that photo. The technique was tested on rats and found to be 97% accurate at telling the difference between chronic and burn wounds that were healing and those that weren't.

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A new, compact action camera from Insta360 has been unveiled. It is both portable and powerful. The camera module and a sort of magnetic docking pod are both separate components of the two-part Insta360 GO 3 system. The camera part is no larger than a person's thumb on average and weighs only 35 grams, or 1.2 ounces.

The Action Pod, on the other hand, has a flipp able 2.2-inch touchscreen for Bluetooth remote control of the camera and doubles as a powerpack to increase shooting duration.

The company’s Go line of action cameras are some of the smallest on the market, and that doesn’t change with the Go 3. The camera unit maintains its tiny literal thumb-sized, 1.2-ounce (35-gram) form factor with a magnetic back that allows it to stick to a variety of surfaces.

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While the Pod is water resistant to IPX4 standards, the camera module has an IPX8 rating. A removable lens protector and software capabilities like 360 Horizon Lock and Flow State Stabilization to enhance recorded footage are additional features. You can plan recordings in advance using a useful tool called Timed Capture. In order to take a timelapse of a sunrise, for instance, you could set up the device without having to get out of bed.

For greater adaptability, users can change the aspect ratio of their footage after capturing it in Free Frame mode. Without having to manually go through all of your recorded videos, AI-powered editing can help you choose your greatest clips.

The package also includes a selection of magnetic attachments, such as a necklace that can be worn around the neck, a hat clip, and a pivot stand with a removable adhesive mount and a 1/4-inch tripod mounting point.

Performance-wise, the new Insta360 GO 3 can record up to 2.7K video for up to 45 minutes using its built-in 310 mAh battery (when the charging pod is used, the total recording time increases to 170 minutes). Dual microphones are also included in the camera, and voice-activated, hands-free control is an option.

The 32 GB, 64 GB, and 128 GB versions of the Insta360 GO 3 are currently on sale for $379.99, $399.99, and $429.99, respectively. Pricing is fairly comparable to those of other significant action camera vendors like GoPro and DJI. You can purchase one directly from Insta360 or from one of many retailers, such as Amazon.

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A chatbot that may compete with or perhaps top OpenAI's well-liked ChatGPT is what DeepMind, the renowned research facility owned by Google, is aiming to build as the race to create potent language models continues to heat up. Gemini is a new AI language model that uses methods from DeepMind's ground-breaking AlphaGo system, which is famed for its victory over a skilled human Go player. Gemini is an exhilarating mix of the impressive linguistic capabilities of large-scale models with the strategic planning skills of AlphaGo.

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis revealed to Wired that Gemini would not only possess the capacity to analyze text but also exhibit problem-solving skills. “At a high level, you can think of Gemini as combining some of the strengths of AlphaGo-type systems with the amazing language capabilities of the large models,” Hassabis stated. “We also have some new innovations that are going to be pretty interesting.”

The forthcoming Gemini chatbot, briefly previewed at Google’s I/O developer conference in May, is expected to leverage advancements in reinforcement learning, a technique that rewards and penalizes AI systems to teach them desired behaviors. This approach has already yielded significant improvements in the language model domain, as seen in ChatGPT’s response generation. With DeepMind’s expertise in reinforcement learning, honed through projects like AlphaGo, the lab aims to push the boundaries of generative AI.

Gemini is still under construction and won't be finished for several months. The initiative, which might cost tens, hundreds, or perhaps millions of dollars, will leverage cutting-edge AI methods like reinforcement learning and tree search created for AlphaGo.

Software's capacity to learn how to solve strategic issues, such as selecting the next move in a game of Go or playing a video game, is referred to as reinforcement learning. A technique for discovering and storing the next potential moves on a board is tree search.

As they only rely on pattern search approaches to try to forecast the most statistically significant text snippets to respond to a user's query, current LLM systems are restricted in their capacity to learn new things or even to "adapt" to strategic and sophisticated challenges. There is nothing remotely "intelligent" about it, but if you don't require responsibility, dependability, or even plain factual correctness, the output of those constrained generative AIs can be stunning.

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One of the methods developed by DeepMind researchers over the past few years, feedback-based reinforcement learning, has the potential to significantly boost LLM performance and offer Gemini an advantage over other systems.

Hassabis claims that DeepMind and Brain, Google's AI research divisions that have now been integrated into the Google DeepMind division, are responsible for "80 or 90 percent of the innovations "we are currently noticing in ChatGPT and other AI systems. Mountain View might reclaim its leadership in the AI race with Gemini.

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The award-winning series of gait analysis devices for the biomechanics community now includes F-Scan GO from Tekscan. The F-Scan GO gives the wearer complete freedom of movement while recording the highest resolution data available for the in-shoe gait. Real-world applications for information from the F-Scan include designing and testing orthotics, unloading diabetic feet, and assessing footwear and technique in professional athletes.

F-Scan GO is a portable, cutting-edge tool that enables researchers and clinicians to analyze gait quickly and naturally while maintaining complete flexibility of movement. The wearable electronics are small, cordless, and have onboard storage that retains and promotes natural movement for the highest level of data collecting. The Wi-Fi enabled system utilizes cordless ankle units and combines the present F-Scan system's excellent scanning speed and spatial resolution with entirely wireless electronics and data logging. It offers crucial gait analysis metrics like time parameters, Center of Force (CoF), and pressure and force data.

Foot VIEW, the most recent software from Tekscan, powers F-Scan GO. The updated Tekscan software bundle includes FootVIEW, a program with a contemporary interface that makes gathering and analyzing data easier. FootVIEW isolates the heel, metatarsal, and entire foot for study, finds and measures the peak pressure locations, and creates a report for before-and-after comparison. Key variables are automatically calculated to evaluate gait and foot function. Direct access to recorded data is made possible by the Data Reader Toolkit (DRT), an API that simplifies batch processing using third-party software. Users can also sync data collecting with additional gadgets like EMG and Motion Capture.

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According to Tekscan Product Manager, Mike Harty, "The F-Scan GO system gives biomechanics researchers a no-compromise in-shoe gait analysis solution. It enables completely natural gait motion while collecting the most sensor data at the highest sampling speed that no other product can match".

In-shoe force and pressure monitoring systems and data from Tekscan are trusted by biomechanics researchers to meet a virtually endless variety of dynamic applications. This is supported by a large number of scientifically sound investigations, and the creation of F-Scan GO solidifies Tekscan's position as the industry pioneer in in-shoe gait analysis.

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Reactive Robotics is the first business in the world to use an intelligent robotics system to comprehensively handle the very early mobilization of patients in the Intensive Care Unit. With the use of an adaptable robotic system, Reactive Robotics' solution enhances manual treatment, improving mobilization and hastening patient recovery.

In the realm of healthcare, Reactive Robotics has unveiled its groundbreaking product, VEMOTION, which combines adjustable tilting with robot-assisted leg movement therapy. This innovative solution provides a safe environment for patients while eliminating the need for transfers to separate devices. It aims to enhance the process of early mobilization, a vital therapy in preventing the adverse effects of immobility.

This breakthrough technology eliminates the challenges associated with large-scale implementation of early mobilization by bringing robot-assisted mobilization directly to the patient's ICU bed. This eliminates the need for potentially risky transfers to separate devices.

Along with this, the physically demanding work of nurses and therapists is alleviated as VEMOTION takes over, reducing the risk of injuries. Supporting healthcare professionals ensures a secure and efficient early mobilization process. It offers an exceptional user experience through its intuitive interface and state-of-the-art technology. This robot-assisted solution complements manual early mobilization techniques and enables multiple therapy goals to be pursued simultaneously.

VEMOTION adapts to each patient's capabilities, allowing for personalized mobilization either through manual control or the patented Assist-As-Needed technology. This adaptability ensures optimal therapy outcomes for patients. It brings digital health to the forefront as it enables detailed recording of therapy progress and patient activity. With automatic data storage in compliance with GDPR, the need for handwritten documentation is eliminated, streamlining the process and improving efficiency.

All components of VEMOTION meet the highest hygienic standards. Whether through wipe-disinfectable, reprocessable, or single-patient items, VEMOTION ensures a hygienic environment for patients and healthcare professionals alike.

Reactive Robotics' VEMOTION represents a significant advancement in the field of patient mobilization. With its adaptability, user-friendliness, and digital integration, VEMOTION promises to revolutionize the way healthcare professionals approach early mobilization, ultimately leading to improved patient outcomes and faster recovery.

SenseGlove, a provider of haptic force-feedback gloves, has launched its latest innovation, with the release of the second generation of the company’s SenseGlove Nova haptic gloves – the “Nova 2.”

Wearers of haptic gloves can authentically interact with virtual reality (VR) items by feeling their size, stiffness, and resistance. Additionally, they enable items to be handled, moved, caressed, connected, and squeezed just like real objects.

According to SenseGlove, the new device will help to improve the way users interact with the digital world, by providing an increased level of realism in virtual training, research, and social multiplayer interactions.

Wearers have had the ability to feel shapes and textures in virtual reality applications since 2021 thanks to the Nova, the Nova 2'sprecursor. Numerous VR users praised the gloves' vibrotactile feedback, functionality, and small wireless construction. Wearers' interactions with the digital world have enhanced thanks to the Nova 2 from SenseGlove.

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The new gloves will be equipped with ‘Active ContactFeedback’ to simulate a feeling inside the user’s hand, making any object that comes in contact with the whole palm feel more realistic – whether it’s a car steering wheel, a laboratory flask, or just an apple.

Active Contact Feedback comes in addition to force feedback, a feature of the Nova. Force feedback restricts the movement of the fingers, making the wearer feel like they’re holding a real object. But that, too, has been improved. In the Nova 2, whatever object is being carried will not only restrict the fingers but will also be felt in the palm. The Nova 2 will"first and only wireless compact glove on the market" with this feature.

The SenseGlove Nova 2 will be available in late 2023 forUS$5,999. If you can’t wait for the Nova 2’s release, you can always grab a pair of Nova gloves, which have been reduced from $4,999 to $3,999.

Cala Health has expanded its neurostimulation system, previously used for essential tremor, to now include Parkinson's disease. Unlike many wearable devices for Parkinson's that primarily track the condition, Cala Health's latest version aims to treat the tremors associated with the disease.

The newly launched kIQ system, approved by the FDA, is worn around the wrist and provides on-demand access to Cala's Transcutaneous Afferent Patterned Stimulation (TAPS) therapy. While the previous Cala Trio system was only cleared for use by individuals with essential tremor, the kIQ system is now FDA-cleared to treat action hand tremors in both Parkinson's and essential tremor patients. This makes kIQ the first and only wearable device authorized by the FDA for this purpose in a wider range of patients.

The kIQ system begins by monitoring the patient's individual tremors and developing a personalized stimulation therapy pattern. This pattern is then integrated into regular TAPS sessions, stimulating the nerves in the wrist to target the brain areas associated with the tremor. The entire system is noninvasive and is recommended for 40-minute sessions, up to five times a day.

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After each therapy session, the device automatically sends data to Cala's online patient portal, where users can choose to share reports summarizing their results with their doctors.

Studies conducted on TAPS neurostimulation therapy have shown positive outcomes. In a 2020 study involving essential tremor patients, more than 90% experienced a reduction of at least 50% in the strength of their tremors after using Cala's device. Relief from tremors can start during the therapy session and last for approximately 60 minutes after completion, with some users experiencing even longer relief.

Cala Health recommends scheduling TAPS sessions shortly before events or tasks where tremor reduction is desired. The impact of tremors on patients' mental health and daily activities underscores the need for effective and safe treatment options. TAPS therapy can play a significant role in managing symptoms and improving patients' quality of life, according to Dr. Pravin Khemani, a neurologist based in Seattle, as stated in Cala's announcement.

The culinary livestreaming network Kittch recently announced a partnership with American technology company Qualcomm to introduce hands-free cooking experiences using augmented reality (AR) glasses. Working in conjunction with technical design company Trigger, this platform will offer various helpful features for users in the kitchen. These features include setting timers, ordering specific ingredients, and following interactive videos and recipes without the need to touch a phone. This seamless experience is made possible through the utilization of gesture and eye-tracking technology.

Brian Bedol, CEO and co-founder of Kittch, expressed enthusiasm about the collaboration, stating that it aligns with Kittch's mission to help consumers rediscover joy and creativity in the kitchen. The collaboration with Qualcomm enables Kittch to provide a seamless and immersive environment for home cooks, transforming cooking from a tedious task into an enjoyable experience.

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Kittch's chief product officer, Kalpana Berman, also highlighted the significance of the partnership in their mission to redefine cooking experiences, emphasizing how the use of Qualcomm's Snapdragon Spaces allows the integration of AR experiences, empowering home cooks with an innovative culinary toolset.

Kittch explains that accessing educational content through AR is simple, requiring users to select the AR Mode and follow the instructions provided by American restauranteur Ming Tsai. This collaboration between Kittch and Qualcomm presents the potential to revolutionize the culinary arts by offering an unprecedented level of interactivity and convenience throughout the cooking journey, from planning recipes to executing them in the kitchen.

A research team co-led by researchers from the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently invented a novel, wireless, skin-interfaced olfactory feedback system that can release various odors with miniaturized odor generators (OGs). The new technology integrates odors into virtual reality(VR)/augmented reality (AR) to provide a more immersive experience, with broad applications ranging from 4D movie watching and medical treatment to online teaching.

In view of this, Dr Yu and his collaborators from Beihang University developed a new-generation, wearable, olfaction feedback system with wireless, programmable capabilities based on arrays of flexible and miniaturized odor generators, reports CityU.

They created two designs to release odors on demand through the new olfaction feedback devices made of soft, miniaturized, lightweight substrates. The first one is a small, skin-integrated, patch-like device comprising two OGs, which can be directly mounted on the human upper lip. With an extremely short distance between the OGs and the user’s nose, it can provide an ultra-fast olfaction response. Another design is a flexible facemask design with nine OGs of different odor types, which can provide hundreds of odor combinations.

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The magic of odor generators is based on a subtle heating platform and a mechanical thermal actuator. By heating and melting odorous paraffin wax on OGs to cause phase change, different odors of adjustable concentration are released. To stop the odor, the odor generators can cool down the temperature of the wax by controlling the motion of the thermal actuator. By using different paraffin waxes, the research team was able to make about 30 different scents in total, from herbal rosemary and fruity pineapple to sweet baked pancakes. Even less-than-pleasant scents, like stinky durian, can be created. The 11 volunteers were able to recognize the scents generated by the OGs with an average success rate of 93 percent.

The new system supports long-term utilization without frequent replacement, or maintenance, and enables interaction with users for various applications. Most importantly, the olfactory interface can support wireless and programmable operation, and can interact with users in various applications. It can respond rapidly to burst or suppress odors and for accurate odor concentration control. And the odor sources are easily accessible and biocompatible.

In their experiments, demonstrations in 4D movie watching , medical treatment, human emotion control, and VR/AR experience in online teaching exhibited the great potential of the new olfaction interfaces in various applications.

For instance, the new wireless olfaction system can interact between the user and a virtual subject when the user is “walking” in a virtual garden by releasing various fruit fragrances. The new technology also showed potential for helping amnesic patients recall lost memories, as odor perception is modulated by experience, leading to the recall of emotional memories.

“The new olfaction systems provide a new alternative option for users to realize the olfaction display in a virtual environment. The fast response rate in releasing odors, the high odor generator integration density, and two wearable designs ensure the great potential for olfaction interfaces in various applications, ranging from entertainment and education to healthcare and human-machine interfaces,” said Dr Yu.

In the next step, he and his research team will focus on developing a next-generation olfaction system with a shorter response time, smaller size, and higher integration density for VR, AR and mixed reality (MR)applications.

The findings were published in the scientific journal NatureCommunications under the title “Soft, Miniaturized, Wireless OlfactoryInterface for Virtual Reality”.

When it comes to removing language barriers, the Mymanu CLIK S translation earphones are a game-changer and are currently on sale for $148.99 (regularly $157). And because of their elegant appearance, you won't come off as an awkward tourist wearing them; in fact, they seem pretty fashionable!

Concerned about taking a summer vacation abroad? No matter where you are going, you can easily speak with almost anyone using the Mymanu CLIK S translation earbuds.

Award-winning truly wireless CLIK S enables travelers to speak to more than 2 billion people in 37 languages across the globe, allowing you to experience local life and explore those hidden gems. Its dual-sided “CLIK” buttons will let you listen to your favorite music in HD sound, answer calls and read texts/notifications at your leisure, all for 30 hours. With various-sized memory foam ear tips, CLIK S will give you the highest comfort and secure fit as you enjoy all of its cutting-edge features.

So how do these enchanted buds function? Put them in your ears, then link them to the MyJuno mobile app. Then you may select the languages you want to translate into and from, and you can start conversing. The software also offers a useful speech-to-text feature that allows you to read what your chat partner is saying if you can't hear them or are in a noisy area.

These earbuds use AI to enhance translation quality over time. In other words, they get better at comprehending and translating your speech the more you use them. These cutting-edge earbuds are a game-changer when it comes to eliminating language barriers. They have been a regular fixture at the Consumer Electronics Show, including the most recent one, and have been recognized with 2019 CES Innovation Awards Honoree and Red Dot Design Awardee status.

The sleek charging case holds 30 hours of battery life, while the CLIK S earbuds hold 10 hours worth of solid single-use charge. If the case is charged, the CLIK S earbuds will automatically recharge when placed back into the case, so they recharge while you do, too.

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Thomas von Wantoch, co-CEO and co-founder of OQmented, emphasizes that the collaboration with Sharp enables significant progress towards the goal of offering fully embeddable light engines that can be easily integrated into AR glasses. The combination of Sharp's extensive experience in display manufacturing and electronics with OQmented's IP in LBS light engines opens up new possibilities.

Thanks to the strategic partnership with Sharp, OQmented will be able to develop AR glasses that consumers actually want. These glasses will be affordable, have a compact and lightweight design, be fashionable, and be comfortable to wear throughout the day. OQmented is also working to develop a first-of-its-kind fully integrated plug-and-play light engine for AR smartglasses.

The current $20 million funding round for the Itzehoe, Germany-based startup includes Sharp and existing investors such as Salvia and Vsquared again.

OQmented's core product is lightweight and compact "light engines" that can be integrated into the temple of eyeglasses to project virtual images or information onto special lenses. This creates a cross-fade of real and virtual content that provides additional information to the user. These glasses are as easy and comfortable to wear as sunglasses, which is a key requirement for AR glasses to succeed in the consumer market and replace smartphones in the metaverse era.

OQmented's light engine uses laser diodes to generate red, green and blue laser beams. These beams are used by a MEMS mirror that can move in the x and y directions to "write" virtual images. The beam then passes through nanostructured surfaces called waveguides into the eyeglass lenses and is projected into the viewer's eye.

Compared to conventional technologies such as liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS), OLED-on-silicon and microLEDs, MEMS mirror-based light engines, also known as laser beam scanning (LBS), offer several advantages. These include lower power consumption, more compact design, higher brightness, higher contrast and better display performance. All of these features are critical to the success of AR glasses in the consumer market.

Market researchers at Gartner forecast strong demand for "head mounted displays" by 2026, and systems based on MEMS mirrors are seen as having a good chance of success because they can be manufactured cheaply, consume little energy and are space-saving, as a market study

mentioned in February of this year.

Thomas Wantoch, co-CEO and co-founder of OQmented, points out, "Major tech companies and many other players are racing to be the first to develop AR glasses that consumers can happily wear in their daily lives and replace smartphones." The huge demand for our light engines is obvious, and we want to accelerate their time to market with the capital from the funding round. The ability to offer a light engine with an integrated MEMS mirror, required control electronics and laser as a complete solution is a great advantage to establish OQmented's LBS technology as a key technology to successfully bring augmented and mixed reality glasses to market.

David Woodward, president of Sharp Devices Europe, expressed optimism: "We look forward to playing a key role with OQmented in developing wearable AR glasses and leveraging OQmented's key technologies and innovations in many other market sectors." There are numerous synergies between Sharp and OQmented that can be leveraged to bring the products into mass production and make them marketable.

OQmented was founded in 2018 by Thomas von Wantoch and Dr. Ulrich Hofmann and currently employs 80 people at five locations worldwide. The company is in the process of further recruiting employees and expanding the team to gain greater access to Asian and American markets.

This year the “one more thing” marks a historic moment in the wearable industry. After 7 years of development, Apple introduces its first mixed-reality headset: Apple Vision Pro.

The device is based on an aluminum frame. The entire front of the product is a singular piece of three-dimensional formed and laminated glass with a wide array of cameras and sensors. Two main cameras provide high-resolution video to the display while downward cameras, IR illuminators, and side cameras enable precise head and hand tracking. To complete the AR, experience a LiDAR scanner and TrueDepth cameras perform real-time 3D mapping of the surrounding environments.

The device fits a new micro-OLED Apple silicon backplane that fits 64 pixels in the space of a single iPhone pixel. Thanks to that, the device reaches 23 million pixels across two panels delivering a better resolution of a 4K display on each eye. Along with that, Vision Pro has an innovative array of IR cameras and LEDs that project invisible light patterns onto the user’s eyes enabling responsive and intuitive inputs.  

A clickable button, positioned on top of the frame, allows users to capture spatial photos and video while a digital crown controls the immersion levels of environments.  

The back of the product is a combination of soft, textile parts that provide comfort and wearability. This flexible strap is 3D knitted as a single piece that creates a unique rib structure that provides cushioning, breathability, and stretch keeping the device safely in front of your eyes. On the side, there are new innovative audio pods that remain close to your ears and deliver an immersive audio experience.

Vision Pro features an entirely new Spatial Audio system where the sound is delivered through the integrated dual-driver audio pods. This allows the creation of ambient spatial audio where people perceive the sound coming from the surrounding environment with an immersive fidelity and sense of immersion.

To run the entire system, Vision Pro uses an Apple silicon M2 paired with a new R1 chip, which processes real-time sensor information. This setup allows to process of inputs from 12 cameras, 5 sensors, and six microphones altogether reducing latency between sensors and display avoiding any motion discomfort.

Along with new technological breakthroughs, Apple established new standards in the spatial computing industry. An example is the new feature called “EyeSight” which uses a front-facing display to reveal your eyes to other people in the room. Thanks to an initial facial scan, a representation of you is created and displayed on the curved glass.

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To turn this product into reality, Apple teamed up with 3 companies:

• Disney: Which will be the first content provider for the next generation of entertainment.
• Unity: The leading platform for creating and operating interactive, real-time 3D (RT3D) content that will help to create immersive experiences.
• ‍Zeiss:  The German manufacturer of optical systems and optoelectronics to bring custom prescription glass inserts.

With this new product, Apple opens the door of “spatial computing” where users will not be limited to operating in 2D space, but they will be able to take advantage of the surrounding environment. Vision Pro is set to co-exist and enhance the experience of the existing Apple products. For example, users can bring a version of their Mac desktop over, projected out in front of them, and interact with the elements using gestures, eyes, or traditional inputs like a keyboard.

Apple Vision Pro will be available early next year with a price point of 3,499$. Themcompany is expected to sell around 900.000 units in the first year.

MachineMD, a Swiss medical device company specializing in advanced diagnostic solutions, has been selected as the "Innovation of the Month" for its groundbreaking neurophthalmoscope. Founded in 2019, the company has been at the forefront of developing innovative tools to improve the early detection and diagnosis of brain disorders such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, and brain tumors.

The neurophthalmoscope developed by MachineMD is a state-of-the-art device that combines cutting-edge technology with a user-friendly design. It empowers neurologists and ophthalmologists with a powerful tool to assess brain health and identify potential abnormalities in a non-invasive and efficient manner.

Traditional ophthalmoscopes are limited in their ability to provide detailed imaging of the retina and optic nerve, which are crucial indicators of various brain disorders. However, MachineMD's neurophthalmoscope utilizes advanced imaging techniques and Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms to capture highly detailed images of the eye, enabling medical professionals to gain valuable insights into brain health.

The neurophthalmoscope incorporates multi-spectral imaging, which captures images at various wavelengths of light, revealing hidden details that might go unnoticed with conventional methods. This advanced imaging technology, combined with AI algorithms trained on extensive datasets, allows for the detection of subtle changes in the retina and optic nerve that could indicate the presence of a brain disorder.

The device is ergonomically designed for ease of use, providing a comfortable experience for both medical professionals and patients. Its user-friendly interface and intuitive controls make it accessible to a wide range of healthcare practitioners, ensuring that its benefits can be harnessed across various medical settings.

The impact of MachineMD's neurophthalmoscope extends beyond diagnosis. By enabling early detection and intervention, the device has the potential to save lives and significantly improve patient care. Early identification of brain disorders can lead to timely treatment and management, ultimately improving the quality of life for individuals affected by these conditions.

Rocket VR Health ("RVH"), a Virtual Reality digital therapeutics company transforming mental health treatments with interactive mindfulness meditations and evidence-based digital therapeutics, announced it has initiated a randomized control trial with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

The 80-patient trial is examining the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of RVH's Virtual Reality digital therapeutic in improving quality of life, symptom burden, psychological distress, and self-efficacy in adult patients with blood cancers admitted for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) at MGH. Patients undergoing this type of treatment experience immense physical and psychological symptoms during a prolonged four-week hospitalization and endure significant short-term and long-term distress that affects their quality of life (QOL) and their physical and psychological well-being, according to a press release.

MGH is Harvard Medical School's largest teaching hospital. The Cancer Outcomes Research and Education Program (CORE) at MGH conducts innovative research and educational programs to improve the experience and outcomes of patients and caregivers across the continuum of cancer care. Dr. Areej El-Jawahri Associate Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the Director of Digital Health at the Mass General Cancer Center and Dr. Hermioni L. Amonoo Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Associate Program Director, Psychiatry at Brigham, and Women's Hospital will serve as co-investigators for the study.

"We are pleased to collaborate with Rocket VR Health on this innovative project that has the potential to change the paradigm of supportive care delivery for hospitalized patients with cancer. The capacity to use VR to improve the physical and psychological well-being of patients with cancer enduring prolonged hospitalization can increase access and potential for scalability and dissemination of this supportive care platform," commented Dr. El-Jawari.

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Digital Health Interventions that support patients in reducing distress and improving psychosocial well-being are lacking and RVH and MGH partnered in early 2021 to co-develop this first-of-its-kind evidence-based VR solution. The therapeutic recovery program leverages lessons learned from evidence-based palliative care interventions for patients undergoing HCT that were studied for years by the MGH team. The comprehensive 4-week therapeutic intervention combines interactive therapeutic experiences, high-definition doctor holograms, and meditations taking place at breathtaking nature-based locations.

Therapeutic content is delivered on standalone Pico Neo 3 headsets that use a Qualcomm XR2 processor for next-generation performance and have over 2.5 hours of battery life. The headsets weigh only 1.3 pounds and have an ergonomic design while leveraging gaze-based controls removing the need for physical controllers.

"Up until now, VR technology has been expensive, bulky, difficult to use, and operationalize within a healthcare environment. Today, we can deliver therapeutic VR interventions on lightweight, affordable, and ergonomic headsets with therapeutic experiences that are more engaging than what has been possible in the past. This study will guide us towards validating the efficacy of our digital therapeutic in our effort to build the go-to distress management solution for hospitalized patients."  commented Rocket VR Health's co-founder and CEO Sid Desai.

About Rocket VR Health

Rocket VR Health is a digital therapeutics provider that offers Virtual Reality therapeutic experiences and programs that help people improve their mental health and well-being. They are transforming the mental health treatment landscape by offering the next generation of digital therapeutics by leveraging proven clinical programs and ultra-realistic 3D environments, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) games, and VR-enhanced meditations. By creating partnerships with leading research institutions and leveraging evidence-based treatment protocols they aim to provide engaging, effective, and personalized digital health interventions that can leave a lasting impact on people's mental health and well-being.

About Massachusetts General Hospital

Massachusetts General Hospital, founded in 1811, is the original and largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. The Mass General Research Institute conducts the largest hospital-based research program in the nation, with annual research operations of more than $1 billion and comprises more than 9,500 researchers working across more than 30 institutes, centers, and departments. In July 2022, Mass General was named #8 in the U.S. News & World Report list of "America's Best Hospitals." MGH is a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system.

Arvizio, a leader in Augmented and Mixed Reality for the enterprise, announced a new array of advanced features for their no-code AR Instructor Augmented Reality (AR) solution for assisted operation, maintenance, training, and field service, including computer vision alignment, 3D model animation, offline usage, and statistical tracking capabilities. With these enhancements, Arvizio is positioned to stay on the leading edge of AR technology, while significantly improving operational quality and efficiency.

Augmented and Mixed Reality are becoming an essential technology to streamline training and knowledge transfer and drive greater coordination and accuracy in the completion of critical operational tasks such as equipment repair and maintenance, reports Arvizio.

With many enterprises planning to accelerate the introduction of AR technologies, Arvizio focuses on delivering solutions that improve the customer experience and provide organizations with the optimized tools they need for successful adoption. Significant AR Instructor technology enhancements include:

• ‍Computer Vision-based Image Alignment: Advanced computer vision and image processing techniques are central to AR. With AR Instructor, a photo of an object is processed and used as a positional anchor to align AR content with real-world equipment. This approach removes the need to process 3D model geometry or use markers to align.‍
• Enhanced Conditional Workflow Branching: Many workflows involve “if this, then that” conditional instructions. AR Instructor supports unlimited branching combinations – providing users with the appropriate procedure based on the selected response.‍
• 3D Model Animation: Using AR Instructor, users can benefit from animated 3D models aligned with physical objects while conducting complex tasks. 3D models can be directionally moved, rotated, and used as part of multi-part instructions.‍
• Offline Mode: AR Instructor allows users to pre-download instructional workflows for use in scenarios where cloud connectivity is limited.‍
• Performance Statistics: Performance statistics are an important tool for tracking workflow efficiency. AR Instructor captures statistics to understand the time spent on each step in a process.‍
• Mobile AR Annotations: Annotations made by the user on a mobile device and remote experts on a web browser are shared bi-directionally, in real-time, with AR Instructor.‍
• Workflow Sharing: With AR Instructor, customers can import and export procedures allowing workflows to be copied across both users and organizations.

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“At Arvizio, we continuously strive to evolve our products and be among the first to launch innovative solutions that satisfy our customer’s needs,” said Alex Berlin, President and CEO at Arvizio. “AR Instructor’s enhanced features demonstrate that Augmented Reality is a key element for increasing efficiency and solving operational and time management challenges in many industries.”

AR Instructor provides the tools to train and guide field service and frontline technicians, and enhance the productivity of physical work. AR Instructor enables the creation of next-generation instructional content, such as training materials and step-by-step procedures, using no-code authoring and seamless integration of 3D models, video, images, and other assets for use by dispatched personnel. In addition, users can connect with remote experts to see the on-site worker’s physical world in real-time and collaborate via their web browser.

AR Instructor is a cross-platform solution, supporting a range of the industry’s leading AR headsets and devices, including Microsoft HoloLens 2 and Magic Leap 2, as well as iPads, iPhones, and Android mobile devices. Arvizio recently demonstrated AR Instructor with Lenovo ThinkReality A3 headsets utilizing Qualcomm Snapdragon Spaces.

Niostem is an innovative company focused on designing technology with the purpose of empowering healthier lives by unlocking the body’s regenerative potential through the reactivation of stem cells.

[Köln, Germany] – Niostem, a German technology startup, just launched to market their smart wearable to combat common hair loss through an Indiegogo campaign. With its breakthrough scientific technology cultivated through over 15 years of stem cell research and 4 years of R&D, this technology amplifies the body’s regenerative power to regrow hair and stop common hair loss, also known as pattern baldness. Niostem’s approach, termed “Stem Cell Reactivation Technology”, reawakens dormant hair follicle stem cells thus stimulating physiological hair regrowth. This technology has shown to be 6x more effective in half of the time in terms of hair regrowth than the standard of care and has no side effects.

The smart wearable is designed for practicality and can be easily used in the comfort of one’s own home – and is even ideal for people leading hectic lives. Through a study, users saw very promising results, with a clear stop in hair loss in 3 months and healthy hair regrowth in just 6 months (19.3% and 9% average increase in hair density and hair thickness, respectively)!

“We are proud to offer our product to the market and to truly help people suffering from hair loss regain their confidence, and self-esteem, as well as a thick head of hair! We are overjoyed at the great results our product shows, and we aim to assist people in their self-healing journey so that they can live happier and healthier lives.” [CEO and founder of Niostem, Dr. Carlos Chacón]

Pre-orders are already open for the Niostem wearable, which offers customers a very attractive discount as well as priority shipping before the device is available on the market. Customers in the US, UK, and EU are also given free shipping through their pre-orders! The Indiegogo campaign has pre-orders only for the first 500 users, so in order to secure this fabulous offer, visit the Niostem website before spots run out!

“Our product is made in Germany, and we’re proud to offer a reliable and effective solution that can transform the lives of millions. We are committed to making it accessible to as many people as possible.” [Co-founder of Niostem, Emil Aliev]

The Indiegogo campaign will be launched 2^nd of May. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be one of the first 500 lucky owners of Niostem and be a part of a groundbreaking innovation – join Niostem’s Indiegogo campaign and get ready to experience the transformative power of stem cell reactivation technology. Say goodbye to hair loss and hello to a new, more confident you!

Lockheed Martin, Korea Aerospace Industries, and Red 6 Aerospace announced a new partnership that will deliver advanced 21st Century Security capabilities across a spectrum of training and combat aircraft. The partnership will initially bring Red 6's revolutionary Augmented Reality platform, the Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS), into the TF-50 and its variants. The system gives pilots and ground operators new capabilities to see and interact with synthetic threats in real-time and high-speed environments, according to a press release.

"Readiness and lethality are critical if our warfighters are to prevail against peer adversaries. Lockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace Industries aircraft are ideal platforms for our Augmented Reality system. Advanced aircraft, together with ATARS technology, will deliver a paradigm shift in the quality, quantity, and cost of training future pilots," said Daniel Robinson, Founder and CEO of Red 6.

Lockheed Martin recently submitted the TF-50A variant in response to the U.S. Air Force's February 2023 request for information for a two-seater aircraft to cover three near-term missions including tactical training, adversarial air support, and to serve as a tactical fighter surrogate. The TF-50A is configured as a light attack fighter/trainer with additional enhancements to include radar, electronic warfare system, tactical data link, and other capabilities to meet Air Combat Command requirements.

While the ATARS system is initially targeted for the TF-50 and variants, it could eventually be applied to operational Lockheed Martin platforms such as the F-16, F-22, and F-35.

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"Our vision is to help our customers leverage emerging technologies to seamlessly and securely connect all assets in the joint battlespace and enable fast and decisive action," said OJ Sanchez, Vice President and General Manager, Integrated Fighter Group at Lockheed Martin. "Lockheed Martin has made significant advances across the board in digital engineering and open architectures during the past few years, as well as strategic partnerships. These are enabling us to accelerate development, production, upgrades, responsiveness, and sustainment across our platforms.

"One such example is this new partnership with Red 6, and we look forward to building advanced capabilities that support our customers' needs," Sanchez continued.

About Lockheed Martin

Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 116,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products, and services.

About Red 6

Red 6, founded in 2018, is the creator of Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS), Combined Augmented Reality Battlespace Operational Network (CARBON), and Augmented Reality Command and Analytic Data Environment (ARCADE). Red 6 systems are the first widefield-of-view, full-color demonstrably proven outdoor augmented reality solution that operates in dynamic outdoor environments. Together, they bring virtual and constructive assets into the real world by allowing pilots and ground operators to see synthetic threats in real-time, outdoors, and critically, in high-speed environments. Red 6 is a Lockheed Martin Ventures portfolio company.