Project Ara shown with conceptual array of medical and environmental sensors
We have covered Project Ara in some depth here on Tech Assimilate. The modular smartphone’s potential is almost unbounded due to its open nature...
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Study shows Twitter can be used to predict rates of heart disease
A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Melbourne and University of Pennsylvania in the US showed that Twitter can accurately predict...
Qualcomm and Novartis partner to improve wearable health technology
Qualcomm and Novartis have created a joint investment company to push forward innovation in creating digital technologies that “go beyond the pill,” to optimise...
3D printed mansion and apartment block constructed in China
A Chinese construction company has 3D printed both a mansion style house and a five-storey tower of apartments. The firm, known as Winsun, made...
Intel Curie module is a button-sized solution for future wearables
During Intel’s keynote address at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show, CEO Brain Krzanich revealed the first prototype of the Intel Curie module. This...
Fujitsu working with medical research institutions to extend human life
Fujitsu has just announced that it has signed agreements with three top Japanese medical research institutions. The purpose of the collaborative efforts will be...
Scientists in Australia announce solar cells with 40 percent efficiency
Scientists from the University of New South Wales UNSW, Sydney Australia, have made a solar cell efficiency breakthrough. The research team have managed to...
Flexible wearable electronic circuits printed using a T-shirt printer
Scientists at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore (NTU) have managed to print electronic circuits onto flexible materials using a common-or-garden T-shirt printer. It...
Samsung showcases bendable, rollable batteries for future wearables
Samsung has showcased its new battery solution for future wearables, a bendable battery that is flexible enough to be rolled up into a hoop....
Two dollar droplet microscope acccessory for smartphones wins science prize
The scientists behind a $2 microscope lens attachment for smartphones have won an Australian Eureka Prize. Their invention is a clear plastic droplet that...
