concussion tracking

By  Aditi Pai 01:15 pm March 22, 2016
Samsung Australia has announced a prototype for a connected headband that helps athletes monitor their risk for concussions. The company has given an additional grant to the two researchers who developed the wearable with an eye on commercializing it in the future, according to a report in Mashable. “Research shows that players are taking hits the equivalent of a car accident at 55 kilometers an...
By  Aditi Pai 10:12 am July 7, 2015
Researchers from the University of Florida have developed a smart mouth guard, which is embedded with sensors that monitor teeth grinding. University of Florida Associate Professor Yong-Kyu “YK” Yoon, who created the offering, said in a statement that he first came up with the idea about five years ago when he was developing a set of dentures that would alert a dentist if dentures had an improper...