VTT has made the traditional rollator smart by retrofitting it with sensors and digital software that analyse user's physical condition and daily activities. This allows the device to collect useful information on user's ...
Engineering
Oct 1, 2015
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By the time they are teenagers, more than two-thirds of young people are not doing enough physical activity. Teenagers spend an average of eight hours every day sitting, with 11 to 15-year-olds watching nearly three hours ...
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2015
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239
You can use wearables with GPS to keep track of wandering dogs. Others help you track animals' physical activity.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 2, 2015
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23
Putting more green space around an elementary school may help students develop some mental abilities, a study suggests.
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2015
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Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a first-of-its kind, two-armed, robotic rehabilitation exoskeleton that could provide a new method of high-quality, data-driven ...
Robotics
Apr 30, 2015
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285
This week a High Court judge opened the way for the card game bridge to be classified as a sport under English law. Recalling his own bridge-playing experience, Justice Mostyn recognised claims that the game could be recognised ...
Other
Apr 30, 2015
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21
Queen's University Belfast and Belfast business Andor Technology are playing a leading role in the construction of the world's biggest and most revolutionary solar telescope.
Space Exploration
Feb 10, 2015
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26
Big-box retailers Costco, Sam's Club, BJ's Wholesale and Walmart, along with full-service and fast-food restaurants, are key contributors to the nation's obesity epidemic, according to research by a health economist in the ...
Economics & Business
Feb 2, 2015
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28
Walking classrooms are better for not only for students' physical health, but classroom engagement, a study from Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of Technology shows.
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2015
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39
Credit card fraud and identify theft are serious problems for consumers and industries. Though corporations and individuals work to improve safeguards, it has become increasingly difficult to protect financial data and personal ...
Quantum Physics
Dec 15, 2014
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