health Archives - Open Electronics https://www.open-electronics.org/tag/health/ Open source electronic projects Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:09:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.open-electronics.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-logo-32x32.jpeg health Archives - Open Electronics https://www.open-electronics.org/tag/health/ 32 32 32754084 Water Softener Salt Level Monitor https://www.open-electronics.org/water-softener-salt-level-monitor/ https://www.open-electronics.org/water-softener-salt-level-monitor/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:08:25 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=35253 Water softeners work using a process called ion exchange in which calcium and magnesium ions from hard water are exchanged with sodium chloride (salt) via a special resin. The water goes into a pressure vessel where it moves through the resin beads, and the calcium and magnesium are replaced by sodium. The resin beads will […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/water-softener-salt-level-monitor/feed/ 1 35253 Warming Band https://www.open-electronics.org/warming-band/ https://www.open-electronics.org/warming-band/#respond Tue, 25 Jan 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=35276 This pressure-sensitive band warms up as you rest your hand on it, and cools down with firmer pressure. The jersey sash stretches to hug your body and ties easily around your waist. Made with women in mind, it’s a cozy, hands-free hot pad for your crampiest days! Remix Suggestion: If you tweak the code and […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/warming-band/feed/ 0 35276 The Open Source community united against Covid-19 https://www.open-electronics.org/the-open-source-community-united-against-covid-19/ https://www.open-electronics.org/the-open-source-community-united-against-covid-19/#respond Fri, 20 Mar 2020 09:10:22 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=30874 On March 11, WHO (World Health Organization) officially declared the COVID-19 or SARS-CoV2 virus, a global pandemic. The situation is critical: more than 210,000 infected in 159 countries and nearly 10,000 deaths with very high contagion curves.   The risk of contagion is very high due to the volatility of the virus and the long […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/the-open-source-community-united-against-covid-19/feed/ 0 30874 Flight Chair: Interactive Chair to Control an Emergency Service Drone https://www.open-electronics.org/flight-chair-interactive-chair-to-control-an-emergency-service-drone/ https://www.open-electronics.org/flight-chair-interactive-chair-to-control-an-emergency-service-drone/#respond Fri, 07 Jun 2019 08:26:36 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=28348 Created by a research team at Simon Fraser University in Canada, the Flair Chair is an interactive chair born from the idea of a drone being controlled by an emergency call taker using embodied interaction on a tangible chair. Researchers explored the possibilities of allowing drones to assist 911 like emergency call takers by transmitting/ […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/flight-chair-interactive-chair-to-control-an-emergency-service-drone/feed/ 0 28348 Raspberry Pi Powered Stent-Testing Robot https://www.open-electronics.org/raspberry-pi-powered-stent-testing-robot/ https://www.open-electronics.org/raspberry-pi-powered-stent-testing-robot/#respond Sun, 08 Apr 2018 08:31:15 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=23791 Medical engineering is just one of the important areas where researchers have found a use for the Pi. This stent-testing robot was designed by Dr Henry J Feldman, chief information architect at Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians. Stents are small tubes used to prop open a patient’s airway. It’s incredibly important they don’t fail because they keep […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/raspberry-pi-powered-stent-testing-robot/feed/ 0 23791 Vestigen’s Project Ara Sensors improve our life https://www.open-electronics.org/vestigens-project-ara-sensors-improve-our-life/ https://www.open-electronics.org/vestigens-project-ara-sensors-improve-our-life/#respond Wed, 11 Feb 2015 09:36:39 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=12022 Modular open mobiles are getting closer, and the disruptive applications as well. Vestigen is a company that is designing and manufacturing smart sensors for Project Ara that could really improve our lives: “Project Ara is getting closer to producing a shipping product, and a developer conference in Singapore gave some of those building hardware modules […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/vestigens-project-ara-sensors-improve-our-life/feed/ 0 12022 Open Biomedical Initiative wants to disrupt biomedical ecosystem from the Bottom Up https://www.open-electronics.org/open-biomedical-initiative-wants-to-disrupt-biomedical-ecosystem-from-the-bottom-up/ https://www.open-electronics.org/open-biomedical-initiative-wants-to-disrupt-biomedical-ecosystem-from-the-bottom-up/#respond Sat, 05 Jul 2014 10:56:04 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=9107 An italian team reacently launched this interesting initiative: The Open Biomedical Initiative is a newly established nonprofit organization with the purpose of creating and promoting Low-Cost, Open Source, 3D Printable Biomedical Technologies. It was founded by Bruno Lenzi (electronics/biomedical engineer, Founder) and Cristian Padovano (biotechnologist, Co-Founder). Will a “team of engineers, doctors, biotechnologists, makers, enthusiasts, […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/open-biomedical-initiative-wants-to-disrupt-biomedical-ecosystem-from-the-bottom-up/feed/ 0 9107 An Interview with Angel: the open ecosystem for Digital Heatlh and Fitness https://www.open-electronics.org/an-interview-with-angel-the-open-ecosystem-for-digital-heatlh-and-fitness/ https://www.open-electronics.org/an-interview-with-angel-the-open-ecosystem-for-digital-heatlh-and-fitness/#respond Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:17:24 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=6799 As you may know, we have been enthusiastic supporters of the Angel Sensor project since the very beginning: the overall vision of driving more open innovation in digital health, through a seriously open platform was definitely interesting to us and so we decided to get in touch with the guys that achieved an impressive result […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/an-interview-with-angel-the-open-ecosystem-for-digital-heatlh-and-fitness/feed/ 0 6799 An Open Source desktop sized CAT Scanner https://www.open-electronics.org/an-open-source-desktop-sized-cat-scanner/ https://www.open-electronics.org/an-open-source-desktop-sized-cat-scanner/#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2013 10:10:00 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=6330 The guy behind the Tricorder project published a fantastic experiment in creating an open source, cheap CT Scanner. This project just gives you a glance of the potential of open source innovation in medicals and health devices: I decided that I wanted to try and build an open source CT scanner, and to do it […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/an-open-source-desktop-sized-cat-scanner/feed/ 0 6330 Angel, the Open Source sensor platform for Health and Fitness funded on Indiegogo https://www.open-electronics.org/angel-the-open-source-sensor-platform-for-health-and-fitness-funded-on-indiegogo/ https://www.open-electronics.org/angel-the-open-source-sensor-platform-for-health-and-fitness-funded-on-indiegogo/#comments Mon, 28 Oct 2013 09:57:59 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=6334 Angel, is a super interesting wearable device coming up from indiegogo. This project really looks awesome: Angel is the first device designed with developers in mind. Currently most trackers for fitness and health are built for use by a single proprietary app. We want to change that. We are opening up every protocol, API and sensor data stream. […]

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