Depression to Discovery is an app based around mental illness, specifically depression. The purpose of this app is to end the stigma behind depression by providing information to the general public about depression. Aside from providing information about depression, this app is designed to provide additional resources to people with… read more
DIY in the Daily Texan!
DIY funded by Gates GCE Grant for Mosquito Diagnostics
Undergraduate researchers at the University of Texas at Austin are creating diagnostics to test mosquitos for blood-borne pathogens. These diagnostics will combine a simple mosquito-processing device by Paratus Diagnostics with molecular technology to transduce the presence/absence of pathogens into a chemical signal for reading on a common pregnancy test strip. Freshman… read more
Digit Ratio
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
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
DIY in Austin Monthly!
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