Smartphone does Vital Signs
Hold the Phone for Vital Signs WPI researchers turn a smart phone into a medical monitor. October 6, 2011 — An iPhone app that measures the user’s heart rate is not only a popular feature with…
Peter Pan housing – for people who won’t get old
NPR host Michele Norris explores housing options for America’s aging population in her interview with Jon Pynoos, a professor of gerontology policy and planning at USC. (Listen to the broadcast or read the transcript HERE.) Pynoos…
The next steps in Bionics
Step by step, bionic engineers are transforming lives in ways that barely could have been imagined until recently. This CBS News story is about bionic limbs that replace wheelchairs, retinal implants that bring sight to the…