Medical News
BAE Systems Develops "Wearable Cockpit" to Aid Future Pilots
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 16:59
News BAE Systems is aiming to shape future intuitive technologies for pilots with a "wearable cockpit" design. "In terms of future concepts, we are looking at what we are calling a 'wearable cockpit'. Here, you remove ma...
Smart Pills Dumb Down Medical Care, Experts Warn
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 14:00
News Enthusiasm for an emerging digital health tool, the smart pill, is on the rise but researchers have published a paper that cautions health care providers and policymakers to slow down when it comes to allowing this ...
LINK SOLAR Developed the Military Grade Universal Camping Solar Panels
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 21:49
News Spending time outdoors is an incredibly rewarding experience, but it comes with its own concerns at the same time. While it's nice to get some time to spend in nature with beautiful landscapes it is important... Con...
Fully Encapsulated, Chassis Mount Power Supplies
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 21:21
Product Announcement TRACO POWER has announced the release of their TPP 15-J and TPP 30-J series of 15 and 30 watt fully encapsulated, chassis mount power supplies with JST connectors for simplified plug & play cable... ...
Perovskite/CIGS Tandem Cell with Record Efficiency of 24.6 Percent
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 21:01
News Today at the EU PVSEC conference, imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics, energy and digital technologies, presents a thin-film tandem solar cell consisting of a top perovskite... Con...
Smaller, Faster and More Efficient Modulator Sets to Revolutionize Optoelectronic Industry
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 20:56
News A research team comprising members from City University of Hong Kong (CityU), Harvard University and a renowned information technologies laboratory has successfully fabricated a tiny on-chip lithium niobate... Contr...
Chip Ramps up Artificial Intelligence Systems' Performance
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 20:52
News Princeton researchers, in collaboration with Analog Devices Inc., have fabricated a chip that markedly boosts the performance and efficiency of neural networks--computer algorithms modeled on the workings... Contrib...
Paraplegics Walk Again Using Electronic Implant
Discover - 24 Sep 2018 20:48
Three paraplegic patients can walk again thanks to an intense rehabilitation program with a device that sent electricity down his spine, researchers report Monday in two separate studies. A snowmobile accident nearly 4 y...
Roku Debuts 4K Streaming Player for Under $40
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 20:37
News Roku is launching two new streaming player devices, including the Roku Premiere, which supports 4K HDR video and is priced at just under $40. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Video
MetroPCS Prepaid Service Rebrands as 'Metro by T-Mobile'
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 18:18
News In an effort to give consumers more confidence about its prepaid service's network, T-Mobile has rebranded MetroPCS as "Metro by T-Mobile." Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Contracts
Comcast Beats Fox in Sky Auction with $39B Bid
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 17:52
News After three rounds of secret bidding on Friday and Saturday, Comcast offered the higher price of 17.28 pounds ($22.58) per share for Sky, the equivalent of nearly 30 billion pounds ($39 billion). Rival 21st Century ...
Latest Generation of Industrial Thermal Transfer Printers
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 17:20
Product Announcement TE Connectivity (TE) has launched the latest generation of industrial thermal transfer printers for tagging a wide range of products. The printers produce high quality results on diverse substrates i...
Secret Messages for Alexa and Co
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 17:15
News A team from Ruhr-Universität Bochum has succeeded in integrating secret commands for the Kaldi speech recognition system - which is believed to be contained in Amazon's Alexa and many other systems... Contributed A...
MAVEN Selfie Marks Four Years in Orbit Around Mars
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 17:05
News Today, NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft celebrates four years in orbit studying the upper atmosphere of the Red Planet and how it interacts with the sun and the solar wind... Contribu...
An Overview of 3GPP Defined OTA Testing Methodologies for 5G Devices
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 16:31
Article The next generation of cellular networks has advanced rapidly in the last year and half with the finalization of the non-standalone (NSA) and standalone (SA) New Radio (NR) specifications by the 3rd Generation Pa...
New Study Suggests High Effectiveness Of Transcatheter Mitral-Valve Repair
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 16:29
News The Abbott MitraClip exceeded expectations in treatment for patients with significant heart failure. Staff Author: Daniel Seeger Topics: Surgical Products
Substrate Advances Open Way for Flexible Printed Sensors for NFC
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 16:04
Article Improved inks and printing techniques are enabling design-in of NFC printed sensors in disposable products. Contributed Author: Jesse J. Cole, PhD, systems engineer, Soligie Printed Electronics, Molex Topics: Com...
Extremely Rugged RF Power Transistor Aimed at Broadcast FM Radio Applications
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 16:04
Product Announcement Ampleon announced the high power rugged BLF189XRA RF power transistor aimed at broadcast FM radio applications transmitting in the 88 - 108 MHz frequency range. Operating from an industry standard......
Origami Opens Up Smart Options for Architecture on Moon and Mars
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 16:02
News Origami and high-performance textiles are transforming architecture plans for smart human habitats and research stations on the Moon and Mars. Initial field tests of the MoonMars project's origami prototype will be ...
From Echo Auto to Alexa: Hits and Misses from Amazon's New Product Reveal
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 15:57
News The Echo speakers got the most attention. And pundits had fun with a talking Alexa microwave and clock. But the DVR and auto stick stole Amazon's new product launch show, hands down. Amazon invited a handful... Cont...
Interworking Between LTE & LMR Systems is Essential for Critical Communications, Says ETELM
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 15:54
News As demand for high speed mobile broadband and smart data services is rapidly increasing, interworking between new broadband services and traditional mission critical radio systems is essential to ensure... Contribut...
DHS S&T Awards $200K to Sunnyvale Startup for Lidar Technology
Medical Design Technology - 24 Sep 2018 15:51
News The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate's (S&T) awarded $200,000 to Quanergy Systems, Inc, a Sunnyvale, California-based start-up, to develop LiDAR-based technology... Contribute...