FUTURE: “Smart Skin” monitors Vital Signs

The following 2011 story of nano-scale technology caught my eye but may need an introduction. It’s about the ability to embed sensors and other electronic components into a flexible film that’s half the thickness of a…

Aging as an Extreme Sport: Inventing Life Tomorrow

Dr. Joseph Coughlin, founder and director of MIT’s AgeLab, spoke last month at TEDx Boston about impressive advancements in longevity. 100 years ago, the average lifespan was 47, but according to Reuters, “half of babies born…

MIT’s AGNES, the ageing suit

As the world’s population gets older, how are we going to manage? Innovative approaches are being developed at the MIT AgeLab James Crabtree, comment editor at Financial Times Magazine, wrote an excellent article on the challenges…