1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (438+ words) A new sensor tracks pressure inside prosthetic sockets and can flag dangerous spots before they lead to tissue damage. Scientists in China are working on a prosthetic “skin” that could tell people when their artificial limb is putting too much…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (262+ words) Across seven experiments, people who took screenshots consistently remembered less than those who simply looked at the same information. Remember that screenshot you took to keep track of vital information while filling out a form, or to save a recipe…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (412+ words) A fitness tracker that cares more about your sleep than your steps. Real-time technology is getting better, but most fitness trackers still just tell you what happened. WHOOP is a wearable that’s built to tell you what to do with…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (374+ words) These are the Oura Ring dupes that owners actually like. If you’re after that same low-profile, screen-free experience without buying into the Oura ecosystem (or paying Oura prices), there are plenty of smart rings that offer similar health tracking features....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (284+ words) All told, the findings suggest that the brain isn’t favoring one hand or the other. Whether you’re left- or right-handed might not have as much to do with biology as it does with how much time and effort you’ve spent…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (337+ words) Have you ever been lying in bed peacefully, only to be rudely awakened by your bladder? The trek to the bathroom feels a million miles away. Well, now your toilet can come to you, and a Chinese company is banking…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (356+ words) Experts say small phone-free habits can help you break the scroll cycle and find better sources of dopamine. Far too many people have an undiagnosed social media addiction, spending more time scrolling through TikToks and curated social media feeds than…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (198+ words) It all started in 2007. The New York Times reports that, according to new research published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, economists Caitlin Myers and Ezekiel Hooper used data from the early days of the iPhone’s slow infiltration of…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (228+ words) Antibacterial soaps and disinfectant sprays may one day become less important in the fight against viruses like COVID-19 and the flu. Not because humanity suddenly discovered how to wash its hands properly; we’re still pretty bad at that. But researchers…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (400+ words) Gen Z is turning to AI to decode what, exactly, is going on inside Mr. Whiskers’ little haunted brain. We didn’t collectively decide to turn pet ownership into a wellness practice. It just sort of happened, the same way therapy-speak…...