Medical News
Working Toward Partner-Aware Humanoid Robot Control
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 14:00
Article Researchers have recently proposed a coupled-dynamics formalism and a new approach for exploiting helpful interactions with humanoid robots. Their paper presents a number of task-based, partner-aware techniques f...
Range of Crocodile Clips and Kelvin Connectors
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 22:24
Product Announcement Specialist distributors JPR Electronics stock a huge array of crocodile and test clips and kelvin connectors from leading manufacturers. The founder of Mueller Electric, Ralph Mueller, is credited wi...
Modular "Jelly Bean" Series of Color-Coded Terminal Blocks
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 22:20
Product Announcement BlockMaster Electronics introduces an expanded offering to its popular "Jelly Beans®" line of colorful terminal blocks. The new modular JB6 Series features thermoplastic terminal blocks in multiple ...
Radial-Lead General Purpose Capacitor Series
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 22:12
Product Announcement New Yorker Electronics is now carrying the new HJR Series of Radial-Lead General Purpose Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors from Illinois Capacitor, the new series upgrade from the HSM. This new series...
Computer-on-Module for High-End Embedded Computing
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 22:06
Product Announcement Recently, congatec introduced a brand new price-breaking Computer-on-Module for the entry-level of high-end embedded computing based on Intel's® latest Core™ i3-8100H processor platform. The new.....
Barcode Printers and Scanners Make Serialization Flexible and Efficient
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 21:58
Product Announcement Advantech's IIoT Automation Group is pleased to offer a series of wireless barcode scanners and mobile printers. Barcode solutions are used across the world owing to their all-around capabilities in ...
With Infrastructure Reforms, FCC's Carr Confident US is Back on Track in 5G Race
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 21:18
Article Speaking at the CCA's annual convention in Orlando Tuesday, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr took the opportunity to applaud smaller and regional carriers' efforts to deploy next-generation services, while emphasizi...
Tuesdays with Roger: California's Net Neutrality Law, Plus T-Mobile Succession Plans
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 18:11
Videos This week Recon Analytics' Roger Entner delves into the big questions surrounding California's new net neutrality law and what hints an SEC filing revealed about T-Mobile's potential succession plans, plus leaders...
Robot Masters Human Balancing Act
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 16:30
News When walking in a crowded place, humans typically aren't thinking about how we avoid bumping into one another. We are built to use a gamut of complex skill sets required to execute these types of seemingly... Contri...
VTT's Nanosat Hyperspectral Camera Delivers High Quality Spectral Data After Enduring One Year of Space Wheather and a Solar Storm
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 16:22
News VTT's hyperspectral imager continues to observe the earth on board the Aalto-1 nanosatellite. For hyperspectral imagers it is unique to reach such a small size and weight, and also to prove a capability to survive.....
5G, Autonomous Driving, and Power Management Applications Spur Growth in Electronic Test and Measurement Industry
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 16:16
News Autonomous driving, 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), data centers, power applications, and new high-speed digital standards are the growth engines of the electronic test and measurement (T&M) equipment market... Contri...
Safe, Efficient Self-Driving Cars Could Block Walkable, Livable Communities
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 16:13
News Almost exactly a decade ago, I was cycling in a bike lane when a car hit me from behind. Luckily, I suffered only a couple bruised ribs and some road rash. But ever since, I have felt my pulse rise when I hear a... ...
Supercomputing for Better Commuting--in Pursuit of Fuel Economy and Mobility
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 16:09
News In a project leveraging computer vision, machine learning, and sensors, Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists are working with private company GRIDSMART Technologies, Inc. to demonstrate how stop... Contributed A...
NTU Singapore Scientists Develop Smart Technology for Synchronized 3D Printing of Concrete
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 15:48
News Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a technology where two robots can work in unison to 3D-print a concrete structure. This method of concurrent... Contributed ...
Professor Receives 188k Grant to Research New Methods to Create Optoelectronic Materials
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 15:46
News A chemistry professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received $188,863 from the National Science Foundation to study experimental methods of developing organic optoelectronic materials... Contribut...
Hidden Health Problems Can Appear Up To Two Years After Elective Hip Surgeries
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 15:44
Article Even when surgeries are successful, patients report more pain, arthritis, and other ailments. Contributed Author: Duke University Medical Center Topics: Surgical Products
Imaging Accumulated Charges at Solid-Electrolyte Interfaces
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 15:43
News Charges and their transport are integral to the function of electronic devices, batteries, and biological systems. The charges that accumulate at the interface between a solid electrode and an electrolytic solution....
The Robot Eye with an All-Round Field of View
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 15:40
News Where am I? Like humans, robots also need to answer that question, while they tirelessly glue, weld or apply seals to workpieces. After all, the production of precision products depends on robot control systems... C...
2018 ESP Award Nominee: 3M Attest Auto-Reader 490
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 15:37
Article The 3M Attest Auto-reader 490 reads both steam and vaporized hydrogen peroxide Attest BIs in just 24 minutes. Staff Author: Daniel Seeger Topics: Surgical Products
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Could Increase Computer Speed, Memory
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 15:35
News Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) possess optical properties that could be used to make computers run a million times faster and store information a million times more energy-efficiently, according... Contrib...
2018 ESP Award Nominee: Image Diagnostics Ilex55
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 15:19
Article The ilex55 is a revolutionary mobile imaging system with onboard multi-modality video integration on a 55 inch screen. Staff Author: Daniel Seeger Topics: Surgical Products
Prosthetic Valve Mismatches Common In Transcatheter Valve Replacement, Ups Risk Of Death
Medical Design Technology - 2 Oct 2018 14:45
Article In largest study to date, severe cases of prosthesis-patient mismatch were associated with higher risk of death and hospital readmissions. Contributed Author: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Topics:...