Medical News
UMass Amherst research discovers new channel-gating mechanism
EurekAlert! - 24 Aug 2018 06:00
(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) Computational biophysicists are not used to making discoveries, says Jianhan Chen at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, so when he and colleagues cracked the secret of how c...
S&T Researcher Designs DNA-Assembled Electronic Circuits For Miniaturization Of Computers
Medical Design Technology - 24 Aug 2018 21:58
News A researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology continues her exploration of self-assembled DNA nanostructures with a project to fabricate a new generation of molecular electronic circuits that... Cont...
Will Light Beams Help Develop Next-Gen Computer Platforms?
Medical Design Technology - 24 Aug 2018 21:46
Blog If computers ditched their microelectronics for beams of light, the systems could potentially function quicker, increase energy efficiency, and weigh less. Fiber optic cables are already employing a form of this... ...
RDECOM Soldier Center Future Workforce Poster Presentation Supports STEM And Promotes Innovation
Medical Design Technology - 24 Aug 2018 21:36
News The future looked bright at the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Soldier Center's 12th Annual Future Workforce Poster Presentation, which was hosted recently by the DCS G-1/Human... Contribute...
Ultra-Low-Capacitance Transient Voltage Suppressor Array For Circuit Protection
Medical Design Technology - 24 Aug 2018 20:54
Product Announcement ProTek Devices introduced an ultra-low-capacitance transient voltage suppressor array (TVS array) for circuit protection in popular data interface connections such as Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire, USB ...
Speech-Based Two-Factor Authentication Thwarts Digital Crime
Medical Design Technology - 24 Aug 2018 17:36
Blog A team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has proposed a new, secure method for two-factor authentication. The approach utilizes speech signals of wearable devices. Two-factor authentication... Staff A...
Vector: A Home Robot With Personality
Medical Design Technology - 24 Aug 2018 17:08
Videos We have robots that vacuum and cylinder robots to answer our questions, but they seem to be missing that element of life and emotion. Now, Anki has created Vector, a home robot with personality... Contributed Auth...
Quitting Smoking Makes You Gain Weight. It's Still Healthier
Discover - 24 Aug 2018 17:00
Give up smoking for cheesecake? Maybe that's not such a bad idea. People who quit smoking cigarettes often gain weight. That's not necessarily because ex-smokers need a new habit and they enjoy eating. It's because the n...
Mandarin Language Learners Get A Boost From AI
Medical Design Technology - 24 Aug 2018 16:54
Blog IBM Research and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) are collaborating on a new approach to help students learn Mandarin. The strategy pairs an AI-powered... Contributed Author: Hui Su, IBM Blog Research Topics: ...
Avinger Completes Enrollment In SCAN Clinical Study
Medical Design Technology - 24 Aug 2018 16:36
News Avinger, Inc. announced that it has completed enrollment in the SCAN clinical study, a post-market study comparing optical coherence tomography with intravascular ultrasound as a diagnostic imaging tool in the perip...
Series Of Single Output Medical And Industrial Power Supplies
Medical Design Technology - 24 Aug 2018 16:35
Product Announcement TDK Corporation announces the introduction of the QS series of single output medical and industrial power supplies, rated at 600 to 1200W. These configurable models have full MoPPs (Means of Patient ...
Tech May Enable More Efficient Atrial Fibrillation Monitoring
Medical Design Technology - 24 Aug 2018 16:31
News A study found that a mobile heart monitor, paired with a smart device and an app, and supported by an automated algorithm can effectively and accurately detect AF, especially when supported by physician overread... ...
Technology May Enable More Efficient Atrial Fibrillation Monitoring
Medical Design Technology - 24 Aug 2018 16:31
News A study found that a mobile heart monitor, paired with a smart device and an app, and supported by an automated algorithm can effectively and accurately detect AF, especially when supported by physician overread... ...
AI-Assisted Note-Taking For Electronic Health Records
Medical Design Technology - 24 Aug 2018 16:22
Article Doctors spend approximately two hours on administrative work for every hour spent with a patient. Thanks to cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools, this note-writing process could soon become automated... Con...
Control System Simulator Helps Operators Learn To Fight Hackers
Medical Design Technology - 24 Aug 2018 16:18
News A simulator that comes complete with a virtual explosion could help the operators of chemical processing plants - and other industrial facilities - learn to detect attacks by hackers bent on causing mayhem... Contri...
How SLAC's 'Electronics Artists' Enable Cutting-Edge Science
Medical Design Technology - 24 Aug 2018 16:08
News When Angelo Dragone talks about designing microchips for cutting-edge scientific applications at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, it becomes immediately clear that it's at least... Co...
LG Develops AI-Enhanced Wearable Robot
Medical Design Technology - 24 Aug 2018 15:54
Blog LG Electronics (LG) is making the latest waves in wearable robot news by announcing their first "human-centric" wearable exoskeleton. It will be showcased in Berlin at next week's IFA 2018, a leading event... Staff ...
Optimas Solutions Licensed To Manufacture Phillips Drive Systems
Medical Design Technology - 24 Aug 2018 15:41
Product Announcement Optimas Solutions, a leading full service provider of fasteners and c-class components, is licensed by The Phillips Screw Company to manufacture a number of its innovative drive systems... Contribute...
Device Helps Simplify Security Of Connected Nodes
Medical Design Technology - 24 Aug 2018 15:37
Product Announcement As the Internet of Things (IoT) accelerates and internet connectivity is deployed into virtually every industrial segment, security threats are escalating in quantity and... Contributed Author: Micro...
First-Ever 3-D-Printed Electrolyte For Lithium-Ion Batteries
Medical Design Technology - 24 Aug 2018 15:09
News For the first time, researchers have successfully printed a complete, albeit experimental, lithium-ion battery including a solid-state electrolyte. While electrodes have... Contributed Author: Sharon Parmet, Univers...
Sony To Release AI-Infused Robotic Pups In The US
Medical Design Technology - 24 Aug 2018 15:03
News Sony on Thursday announced that its Aibo robotic dogs infused with artificial intelligence will be unleashed on the US market by the year-end holiday season, with... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: AI/Smart Tec...
Rutronik Analyzes The Performance Of Bluetooth Low Energy 5 In Real-World Tests
Medical Design Technology - 24 Aug 2018 15:00
News Engineers at Rutronik, a broad-line stocking distributor of electronic components, semiconductors and IoT solutions have conducted a new study on the latest generation of Bluetooth Low Energy through a series of ext...