Medical News
Autonomous Driving and Time-Sensitive-Networking
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 19:36
Article Already extremely sophisticated, today's automobile is being transformed by the steadily growing demand for advanced features to support autonomous applications and capabilities. Increased use of cameras... Contr...
Graphene Enables Clock Rates in the Terahertz Range
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 15:49
News Graphene--an ultrathin material consisting of a single layer of interlinked carbon atoms--is considered a promising candidate for the nanoelectronics of the future. In theory, it should allow clock rates up to a... ...
2018 Lasker Awards for basic and clinical medical research and special achievement
EurekAlert! - 11 Sep 2018 06:00
(Rubenstein Associates, Inc.) The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation today announced the winners of its 2018 Lasker Awards: C. David Allis from Rockefeller University and Michael Grunstein from the University of Californi...
Q&A: Panasonic Joins the FirstNet Dealer Program
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 21:24
Blog In June, Panasonic System Solutions Company of North America announced they joined the FirstNet Dealer Program. The FirstNet mission will provide a communications platform that "will bring 21st century... Staff Auth...
Tuesdays with Roger: T-Mobile's In-Home Broadband Ambitions, Plus Sprint's IoT Network
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 20:36
Videos This week Recon Analytics' Roger Entner digs through a recent FCC filing that outlines T-Mobile's ambitions in the in-home broadband market, plus the latest on Sprint's dedicated IoT network... Staff Author: Bevin...
Power Supplies with Size Reduction and Extended Temperature Ranges
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 20:12
Product Announcement TRACO POWER is proud to announce the release of their TPP 15A-D and TPP 30A-D series of medical & industrial approved 15 and 30 watt PCB-mount, open-frame power supplies measuring only 1.50... Contri...
Tailored Backplane for Monolithic MicroLED Displays
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 18:10
Product Announcement Plessey Semiconductors announced a strategic partnership with Jasper Display Corp (JDC). Plessey is going to utilise JDC's innovative silicon backplane to drive its own monolithic microLED displays m...
GaN Power Transistor That's 30 Times Smaller Than Comparable Silicon
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 18:03
Product Announcement Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) announces the EPC2051, a 100 V GaN transistor with a maximum RDS(on) of 25 milliohm and a 37 A pulsed output current for high efficiency power conversion in a tiny......
High Production, Horizontal CNC Enclosed Band Saws
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 17:53
Product Announcement The DC-620CNC Hercules II™ high production, horizontal CNC enclosed band saws from DoALL are highly efficient, automatic, hydraulically controlled machines featuring: Optimum cutting performance......
Pristine Quantum Light Source Created at the Edge of Silicon Chip
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 17:05
News The smallest amount of light you can have is one photon, so dim that it's pretty much invisible to humans. While imperceptible, these tiny blips of energy are useful for carrying quantum information around... Contri...
Linear Equations System Will Restore Impaired Hand Motion
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 16:59
News Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have developed a model for predicting hand movement trajectories based on cortical activity: Signals are measured directly from a human brain... Contri...
High-Speed Quantum Cryptographic Communications with Key Distribution Speeds Exceeding 10 Mbps
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 16:52
News Toshiba and the Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization at Tohoku University have successfully applied high-speed quantum cryptographic communications technologies developed at Toshiba and Toshiba... Contributed Author...
Infographic: How Robots and Drones Save Lives When Disasters Hit
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 16:38
Blog Between 2005 and 2014, disasters affected 1.7 billion people, caused 700,000 fatalities, and racked up $1.4 trillion in damages, according to the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction via Eastern... Staf...
Analyzing Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Data with AI
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 15:56
Blog With autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and diving robots exploring the deep seas, the amount of ocean data is quickly growing. "Technological advances like 4K cameras, autonomous robots, high-capacity... Staff A...
Unwitting Patients, Copycat Comments Play Hidden Role In Federal Rule-Making
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 15:50
Article As HHS decided to cut $1.6 billion in drug payments to hospitals, it weighed thousands of comments generated by a pharmaceutical-funded advocacy group. Contributed Author: Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News T...
New Insights Into What Drives Organ Transplant Rejection
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 15:49
Article Subset of cells appear to trigger rejection of skin grafts; pre-treating organs could have positive implications for face transplants. Contributed Author: Brigham and Women's Hospital Topics: Surgical Products
Lasker Award Winners Include Person Who Discovered And Developed Common Anesthesia Drug
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 15:49
News Nicknamed "milk of amnesia" for its white, oily appearance, propofol quickly causes sedation and amnesia when injected through an IV. Contributed Author: Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press Topics: Surgical Products
Artificial Intelligence Helps Track Down Mysterious Cosmic Radio Bursts
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 15:46
News Artificial intelligence is invading many fields, most recently astronomy and the search for intelligent life in the universe, or SETI. Researchers at Breakthrough Listen, a SETI project led by the University of Cali...
Surgical Innovation Associates Receives FDA Clearance For DuraSorb Bioabsorbable Mesh
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 15:44
News The product is expected to be the first in a line of advanced bioabsorbable technologies for reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. Contributed Author: Surgical Innovation Associates Topics: Surgical Products
Police: Man Stole Ambulance After Getting Out Of Hospital
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 15:43
News A police spokeswoman says Paul told arresting deputies that he stole the ambulance because he needed a car. Contributed Author: Associated Press Topics: Surgical Products
SCRIM: An Innovative Method for 3D Concrete Printing
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 14:00
Article Researchers have developed a new hybrid construction concept called "Sparse Concrete Reinforcement In Meshworks" (SCRIM). Their method, will be presented at the upcoming ROB|ARCH conference... Contributed Author:...
Robot Helps with Early Screening for Alzheimer's Patients
Medical Design Technology - 11 Sep 2018 14:00
News September is World Alzheimer's Awareness Month and a new project in collaboration with UP Health System Portage investigates how technology can assist doctors in earlier diagnosis of the neurodegenerative disease......