Medical News
'Spacesuits' Protect Microbes Destined to Live in Space
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 22:01
News Just as spacesuits help astronauts survive in inhospitable environments, newly developed "spacesuits" for bacteria allow them to survive in environments... Contributed Author: University of California - Berkeley Top...
Hot Spot 282: Drone Wirelessly Charges in Flight
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 20:21
Videos In this HotSpot episode, we talk about an inductive charging system that can power up to several drones at once without requiring them to land, and a backpack with a pixelated display that can show images and play...
Quick-Acting Foam for Treating Wounds on Battlefield
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 14:00
News A new grant will help Penn State researchers develop an innovative foam that helps seal wounds quickly -- whether on the battlefield, in rural areas or in other isolated locations far from hospitals... Contributed A...
Newborns face increased risk of thrombosis
EurekAlert! - 1 Oct 2018 06:00
(AKSON Russian Science Communication Association) Russian scientists have carried out tests to compare the process of blood coagulation in adults and newborns and discovered that the latter face an increased risk of thro...
Surface Mount Test Points
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 22:38
Product Announcement Components Corporation, manufacturer of precision printed circuit board interconnect products, introduces the new, versatile surface mount TP-110-02-2-T... Contributed Author: Components Corporation ...
Students Deploy Machine Learning to Aid Environmental Monitoring
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 22:32
News As Hurricane Florence ground its way through North Carolina, it released what might politely be called an excrement storm. Massive hog farm manure pools... Contributed Author: Stanford University Topics: AI/Smart Te...
3D Bioprinting of Living Structures with Built-In Chemical Sensors
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 22:21
News An international team of researchers led by Professor Michael Kühl at the Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen has just published a breakthrough in 3D... Contributed Author: University of Copenhagen Topi...
Microresonators Offer a Simpler Approach to Sensing with Light Pulses
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 22:15
News Ultrashort optical pulses are becoming more and more relevant in a number of applications including distance measurement, molecular fingerprinting and ultrafast... Contributed Author: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale ...
Chemical Clusters Emit Highly Efficient Light
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 22:08
News A Florida State University research team has discovered that a unique organic-inorganic compound containing zero-dimensional molecular clusters emits... Contributed Author: Florida State University Topics: Displays/...
SITAEL and BridgeSat Bring High-Performance, Low-Cost Laser Satellite Communications to Businesses and Government Agencies in Europe and Beyond
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 18:41
News SITAEL S.p.A. and BridgeSat Inc. today announced the intention to work together to provide businesses and governments across Europe and other regions with affordable access to laser-based satellite broadband. The pa...
US Sues California Over 'Net Neutrality'
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 17:48
News The US Justice Department on Sunday sued California to force it to abandon a law, passed earlier in the day, to protect "net neutrality" aimed at requiring all online data to be treated equally... Contributed Author...
NSF Awards new Level of Support for Tribal colleges and Establishes STEM Centers
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 17:46
News The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) has awarded $14 million to tribal colleges and universities (TCUs)... Contributed Author: National Science Foundation (NSF) Top...
Two-Way Ion Thruster Could Blow Space Junk Out of Orbit
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 17:31
News A team of researchers from Tohoku University in Japan and the Australian National University has come up with a plasma beam shooting satellite that could push... Contributed Author: David Szondy, New Atlas Topics: M...
Defects Promise Quantum Communication Through Standard Optical Fiber
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 17:19
News An international team of scientists has identified a way to create quantum bits that emit photons that describe their state at wavelengths close to those used by telecom providers. These qubits are based on silicon ...
Device That Integrates Solar Cell and Battery Could Store Electricity Outside the Grid
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 17:13
News Scientists in the United States and Saudi Arabia have harnessed the abilities of both a solar cell and a battery in one device--a "solar flow battery" that soaks up... Contributed Author: Cell Press Topics: Power
LS Telcom Announces Delivery of C-Band/5G Spectrum Compatibility Study to Intelsat and SES
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 16:54
News LS telcom Inc.has delivered a comprehensive study of 5G spectrum compatibility to Intelsat and SES, leading providers of C-Band satellite services in the United States... Contributed Author: LS Telecom Topics: Radar
BrainNet Allows Three People to Communicate Using Brainwaves to Play Tetris
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 16:50
News A combined team of researchers from the University of Washington and Carnegie Mellon University has developed what they call BrainNet--a system that allows... Contributed Author: Bob Yirka, Tech Xplore Topics: Machi...
New California Internet Neutrality Law Sparks US Lawsuit
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 16:01
News California Gov. Jerry Brown has approved the nation's strongest net neutrality law, prompting an immediate lawsuit by the Trump administration and opening the next phase in the battle over regulating the internet. C...
2018 ESP Award Nominee: Nuvo UV24
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 15:27
Article The patented UV24 system provides continuous ultraviolet protection against airborne pathogens, all safely hidden behind standard-sized fluorescent or LED ceiling lights. Staff Author: Daniel Seeger Topics: Surgi...
2018 ESP Award Nominee: Stryker EZout
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 15:25
Article EZout is the first powered acetabular cup removal system for hip revisions. Staff Author: Daniel Seeger Topics: Surgical Products
Employers Jump Into Providing Care As Health Costs Rise
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 15:12
News Companies are opening clinics on or near their worksites or bringing in temporary setups to make sure their employees get annual physicals. Contributed Author: Tom Murphy, AP Health Writer Topics: Surgical Products
CommScope Powers up New R&D Lab to Test Next-Gen PoE Applications
Medical Design Technology - 1 Oct 2018 15:01
News CommScope has opened up a new R&D lab in North Carolina to test next-generation Power over Ethernet (PoE) applications to validate the performance and safety of structured cabling systems that support them. Staff Au...