Notpla wins £1m Earthshot Prize 2022
London-based start-up, Notpla has been named a winner of the 2022 Prince William’s Earthshot Prize in the Build a Waste-Free World category. The firm makes a range of packaging materials from seaweed – as an alternative to plastic. Founded by Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez and Pierre Paslier, while they were students at Imperial College London and […]
Need to measure skin tone accurately, to ensure the accuracy of Pulse Oximeters
Physicians and government regulators agree that pulse oximeters measure oxygen levels less accurately in patients with darker skin and need to be fixed. Pulse oximeters can have some degree of bias based on a person’s skin tone. This is because the sensors in a pulse oximeter use light to measure the oxygen levels in a […]
Can the Dietary Supplement also help you fall asleep?
Quality rest is important for maintaining your mental and physical health. Many people around the world take sleep supplements to help promote better rest, but some prescribed sleep aids can cause drowsiness the morning after. A solution might have been found in gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). It is an amino acid naturally found in the body […]
Apple wins AliveCor smartwatch patent challenges over heart monitoring technologies
A U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) tribunal ruled that three patents owned by medical-device maker AliveCor Inc are invalid. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board canceled the AliveCor patents at Apple’s request based on earlier publications that it said disclosed the same innovations in wearable heart monitoring. AliveCor said in a statement Wednesday that […]
CRED to acquire SaaS company CreditVidya
Indian fintech company CRED is set to acquire CreditVidya – a SaaS company that offers a lending-as-a-service platform. The transaction is a mix of cash & stock, and closure of the acquisition is subject to requisite approvals. The two firms will continue to operate independently and CRED will extend its ESOP program and other benefits […]