Medical News
Watch This Rubik's Cube Solve Itself
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 18:40
Videos Here is a Rubik's Cube that does all the hard work for us--it solves itself. Posted on the YouTube channel Human Controller, the video description links to a Japanese blog that includes the layout of its sensors.....
Perovskite Solar Cells Leap Toward Commercialization
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 16:31
News Solar energy has long been considered the most sustainable option for replacing our dependence on fossil fuels, but technologies for converting solar energy into electricity must be both efficient and inexpensive......
New Electro-Optic Laser Pulses 100 Times Faster Than Usual Ultrafast Light
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 21:38
News Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used common electronics to build a laser that pulses 100 times more often than conventional ultrafast lasers. The advance could... Contrib...
Microsoft to Invest $40 Million in AI Technology for Humanitarian Issues
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 21:11
News Microsoft will invest $40 million to apply artificial intelligence to humanitarian issues, the company said Monday, the third program in a previously announced series of AI initiatives. The project, AI for Humanitar...
Mentor a Girl...It Could Help Your Career
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 20:45
News The gender gap in technology is getting worse, despite great intentions for female science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education initiatives from government, industry, and nonprofits. The number of... ...
UD Scientists Develop Low-Cost Flood Sensing System
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 20:02
News As occupants of the lowest lying state in the nation, residents of Delaware face the danger of roadway flooding regularly. Consequentially state agencies like the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)... Co...
Ericsson, Qualcomm Notch Another Successful Interoperability Test with 28 GHz Data Call
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 19:56
News Ericsson and Qualcomm announced they completed a standards-based 5G NR lab data call on the 28 GHz band, a move the Swedish telecom equipment giant bills as further proof of 5G's commercial readiness. Staff Author: ...
TiVo Introduces Bolt OTA DVR for Cord Cutters
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 19:54
News TiVo has come out with a new dedicated DVR for recording free live over-the-air TV, as the company targets cord cutters. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Video
Audit: Kentucky Was Warned About Broadband Contract
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 17:38
News In October 2015, state officials in Kentucky signed a contract to install 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers) of fiber optic cable to bring high-speed internet access to all 120 counties. Today, the project is at least f...
Verizon, Qualcomm, Nokia Hit 1.45 Gbps Speeds on LTE Using 6 Carrier Aggregation
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 17:21
News While 5G firsts have been all the hype recently, Verizon hasn't forgotten about its 4G LTE network as it combined licensed and shared spectrum this week to hit new record data speeds. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher To...
A Decade of Commercial Space Travel - What's Next?
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 16:50
News More governments, firms and even amateurs engage in various spacecraft launches than ever before. With more entities involved, innovation has flourished. As Roberson notes in Digital Trends, "Private, commercial... ...
Polycarbonate Enclosures for Industrial Applications
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 16:46
Product Announcement Optimized for use in harsh industrial environments, the 1554 flat lid and 1555 styled lid ranges of ABS and UV stabilized polycarbonate enclosures from Hammond Manufacturing provide IP66 sealing and ...
Machine Learning Helps Improving Photonic Applications
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 16:37
News Nanostructures can increase the sensitivity of optical sensors enormously - provided that the geometry meets certain conditions and matches the wavelength of the incident light. This is because the electromagnetic.....
5G Multi-Band Vector Transceiver Offers Streamlined Test Solution
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 16:26
Product Announcement Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced the Keysight S9100A 5G multi-band vector transceiver (S9100A). The S9100A is a compact and scalable 5G base station manufacturing test solution that enables netw...
$20 Million NSF Grant for SMART Grid Center Builds on NMSU Research
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 16:14
News The sustainable electric grids of the future will be raised in New Mexico thanks to a $20 million National Science Foundation grant based on smart grid research born at New Mexico State University over the past... C...
For Collecting Weather Data, Tiny Satellites Measure up to Billion-Dollar Cousins
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 16:11
News Big storms are getting bigger. Typhoon Jebi became the strongest tropical cyclone to hit Japan in 25 years and killed at least 10 people this past summer. Hurricane Florence awed even veteran meteorologists... Contr...
Putting Noise to Work
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 16:08
News Noise is often undesirable--for example, in a recorded conversation in a noisy room, in astronomical observations with large background signals, or in image processing. A research team from China, Spain... Contribut...
Patient Safety: Pay Close Attention To PIV During The Perioperative Journey
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 15:25
Article Peripheral intravenous catheters are the most common vascular access procedure performed in medicine. Contributed Author: Pat Parks, MD, PhD, Medical Director, 3M Solutions Division Topics: Surgical Products
2018 ESP Award Nominee: entrotech life sciences Prevahex Antimicrobial Transparent Film Dressing
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 15:20
Article PrevahexCHXâ„¢ is the first and only CHX dressing cleared by the FDA with complete antimicrobial protection throughout the transparent areas of the dressing. Staff Author: Daniel Seeger Topics: Surgical Products
New Test Procedure Accelerates The Diagnosis Of Multi-Resistant Hospital Pathogens
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 15:19
Article In order to detect pathogens such as E. coli in the bloodstream, methods are currently being used that take 16 to 72 hours to detect antibiotic resistance. Contributed Author: University of Cologne Topics: Surgic...
Ethicon Launches Comprehensive Solution For Bariatric Revision Surgery
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 15:13
Product Announcement New portfolio of products, education, and training to help surgeons handled challenging reoperations. Contributed Author: Ethicon Topics: Surgical Products
Share New England Journal Of Medicine's Longtime Editor To Retire
Medical Design Technology - 28 Sep 2018 15:12
News Dr. Jeffrey Drazen became editor in 2000 and is one of the journal's longest-serving chiefs. Contributed Author: Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer Topics: Surgical Products