A Smartwatch For People With Parkinson’s

With a mission to use technology to empower humans of all abilities, Microsoft’s latest smartwatch aims to help minimize hand tremors experienced by people with Parkinson’s disease. Known as the Emma Watch, the device uses “vibrating motors—similar to those found in mobile phones—to distract the brain into focusing on something other than trying to control the patient’s limbs,” explains Microsoft. In essence, the motor’s vibrations …

The Most Impressive Fossil Discovered To Date

Looking through photographer Robert Clark’s photo set for the June 2017 issue of National Geographic, taken at Alberta’s Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, one cannot help but feel they’re witnessing a character study still life from Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park. Clark photographed their 110 million-year-old fossil of an armored nodosaur. Due to its undersea burial, elements of the dinosaur’s armor, skin and even soft tissue …

Open Style Lab + Parsons Design Clothes for People of All Abilities

As the New York Times notes, nearly 40 million Americans have disabilities. That’s almost 12% of the population, and a percentage that’s severely under-serviced by the fashion and apparel industries. Through an academic partnership with NYC’s Parsons School of Design, non-profit Open Style Lab worked with teams of students to imagine and produce clothing both functional and fashionable that met specific needs. From addressing spastic …