While not quite palm-reading, scientists have long correlated behavior with the length of your fingers. In particular how long your pointer finger is relative to your ring finger seems to indicate how much testosterone you were exposed to in utero. There are many conflicting reports on what this ultimately means… read more
Archives for October 2015
Skin Cancer Reminder App
This app is designed to aide individuals in a self-examination of their skin. It is primarily aimed towards anyone concerned about cancerous or precancerous lesions. Users should examine their body every month to document possible changes and report to their doctor anything suspicious. The app first educates common users on… read more
Color Game
The following game aims to determine how perceptive users are of color. Color can be perceived in various degrees across and among species, and with this application, users can test their abilities by selecting the color sample they see as different than the rest, while being educated about human color… read more
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Respiratory App
This app is designed to let the user listen to the sound of different coughs. By matching the sound to the cough that you or your baby is experiencing, it may aid in diagnosis. To access the app click here This app is designed to work on a mobile phone… read more
UV Sensor
DIY is designing and constructing a “wearable” UV sensor. The goal of this sensor is to track your personal UV exposure amount as you go about your daily activities. The sensor measures the UV index and relays it to the user’s smartphone via Bluetooth. We envision a lot of uses for… read more
Primary Colors
Primary Colors can help someone who is colorblind take or upload an image on a phone or computer and view a processed image that is easier for them to see. The app works by taking the color at each pixel and rounding it to the nearest ROYGBIV color (colors of… read more
Allergy Diagnostics App
The purpose of this application is to diagnose an individual’s seasonal allergies. It does this through correlating allergy symptoms to the daily local allergy index. Each day that the user experiences symptoms that may be related to allergies, they will input their symptom data along with location and date. The… read more