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9:27am

Mon May 6, 2013
Tech

Upstate researchers tackle toilet training for autistic children

Credit Universtiy of Rochester

  • The Innovation Trail's Kate O'Connell talks to the creators of the toilet training technology.
  • Listen to Dan Mruzek explain what a standard day of toilet training would look like using this technology.

Researchers in upstate New York have developed a wearable sensor system that will help toilet train autistic children. The device, created at the University of Rochester, involves a moisture pager that can connect to a smartphone app and alert caregivers to accidents.

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4:59pm

Fri April 19, 2013
Tech

Advanced video processing could help law enforcement

Credit techimpact.org

Investigators in Boston this week quickly began sifting through more than two thousand video and still images of the marathon route looking for potential suspects in bombing, with crowd sourcing becoming the newest tool in the arsenal of law enforcement agencies.

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