Medical News
Boosting Power Levels to Slash Costs in Remote Radio Systems
Medical Design Technology - 5 Oct 2018 18:14
Article With the rise of high-bandwidth applications such as streaming video and a growing expectation that their devices will work everywhere, mobile subscribers are demanding better coverage and higher data rates... Co...
China Tech Stocks Lenovo, ZTE Tumble After Chip Hack Report
Medical Design Technology - 5 Oct 2018 19:20
News Chinese tech stocks Lenovo Group and ZTE Corp. tumbled in Hong Kong on Friday following a news report Chinese spies might have used chips supplied by another company to hack into U.S. computer systems. Contributed A...
Flexible Piezoelectric Acoustic Sensors for Speaker Recognition
Medical Design Technology - 5 Oct 2018 17:50
News A KAIST research team led by Professor Keon Jae Lee from the Department of Material Science and Engineering has developed a machine learning-based acoustic sensor for speaker recognition. Acoustic... Contributed Aut...
Typical mutations in children of radar soldiers
EurekAlert! - 5 Oct 2018 08:00
(University of Bonn) The offspring of radar soldiers exposed to high doses of radiation during their service experience more genetic alterations than families without radiation exposure. This has been demonstrated in a p...
Study links individual HPV types to HIV infection
EurekAlert! - 5 Oct 2018 08:00
(University of California - Riverside) An international research team led by a UC Riverside scientist has for the first time identified individual types of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, that are specifically linked t...
Is a Little Radiation Good For You? Trump Admin Steps Into Shaky Science
Discover - 6 Oct 2018 01:40
For decades, studies have shown that even low doses of radiation are harmful to humans. This week, the Associated Press reported that the Trump administration may be reconsidering that. The Environmental Protection Agenc...
FCC Seeks Info from Cable Operators as Part of Sprint-T-Mobile Review
Medical Design Technology - 6 Oct 2018 00:24
News The FCC appears to be widening its lens as it considers the market impact of the proposed merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, according to Wells Fargo analysts. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Mergers and Acquisitio...
Detecting Anomalies on a Car Computer Network
Medical Design Technology - 5 Oct 2018 23:21
News In acts of terrorism, vehicles have been deployed as killing machines. These incidents involved human operators, but another sinister possibility looms: a vehicle cyber hack intended to cause human harm... Contribut...
YouTube TV Lets Users Skip Ads on Recorded Content
Medical Design Technology - 5 Oct 2018 23:18
News Google's virtual MVPD YouTube TV just got a little more appealing, adding the ability for users to fast-forward through commercials when watching DVR content from a number of popular networks. Staff Author: Bevin Fl...
Rohde & Schwarz and Spirent Announce Collaboration for TC8 Automotive Ethernet Testing
Medical Design Technology - 5 Oct 2018 23:12
News As members of the OPEN Alliance (One-Pair Ether-Net) Special Interest Group (SIG), both companies have been working closely with the industry and have joined forces to develop tailored solutions to address... Contri...
Battery Testing and Prototyping Facility Grows to Meet Demand for Next-Generation Technologies
Medical Design Technology - 5 Oct 2018 23:07
News Argonne recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the expanded Cell Analysis, Modeling and Prototyping (CAMP) facility. Many of the innovations eyed for advances in consumer electronics, electric vehicles... Contr...
Nanoscale Pillars as a Building Block for Future Information Technology
Medical Design Technology - 5 Oct 2018 23:04
News Researchers from Linköping University and the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden propose a new device concept that can efficiently transfer the information carried by electron spin to light at room temperature...
Huawei Still Angling for US Market, as Exec Tells CCA Crowd Vendor Doesn't Need US to Succeed
Medical Design Technology - 5 Oct 2018 19:36
News Huawei last week met with FCC officials to present its argument that banning U.S. network operators that receive Universal Service Fund (USF) support from buying the Chinese infrastructure giant's equipment would hu...
Microsoft Unveils New Surface Devices, Including Headphones
Medical Design Technology - 5 Oct 2018 18:54
Blog Microsoft announced several new Surface devices at an event in Manhattan recently, saying the computers have faster speeds and longer battery lives. The big surprise at the company's fall devices event... Contribute...
Versatile and Robust Multiway Switches
Medical Design Technology - 5 Oct 2018 18:49
Product Announcement The availability of its new SAM series multiway switch was recently announced. This switch is defined by its seamless integration, direct motor management based on SPDT (single pole, double throw) co...
Keysight Technologies, Bluetest Integrate 5G New Radio Solutions
Medical Design Technology - 5 Oct 2018 18:37
News Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers, and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, has extended... Contributed Au...
Integrated Development Environment Now Supports Microcontrollers
Medical Design Technology - 5 Oct 2018 17:58
Product Announcement Designers who have traditionally used Microchip's PIC® microcontrollers (MCUs) and developed with the MPLAB® ecosystem can now easily evaluate and incorporate AVR® MCUs into their applications... ...
Part-Organic Invention Can Be Used in Bendable Mobile Phones
Medical Design Technology - 5 Oct 2018 17:47
News Engineers at ANU have invented a semiconductor with organic and inorganic materials that can convert electricity into light very efficiently, and it is thin and flexible enough to help make devices such as mobile......
Oculus Quest Finally Gives Virtual Reality True Freedom
Medical Design Technology - 5 Oct 2018 17:42
Blog Virtual reality has always faced barriers that prevented it from going mainstream. Oculus is quite aware of that. The price of a VR machine paired with a powerful PC was a financial obstacle. The company... Contribu...
Engineering Innovation Accelerated via Cloud CAE
Medical Design Technology - 5 Oct 2018 17:35
Article The future of engineering innovation, like invention, is born out of necessity. A primary necessity today is to achieve technology breakthroughs faster than those accomplished in previous generations. Consider th...
AI Is Moving Into Journalism, Medicine, and Law--Is Engineering Next?
Medical Design Technology - 5 Oct 2018 17:28
Article The prospect of machines replacing human workers has been of concern for more than two centuries: the Luddites destroyed machinery in cotton mills at the beginning of the nineteenth century to protest what... Con...
Fit To Print: The Future Of Orthopedic Surgery Will Come Out Of A 3D Printer
Medical Design Technology - 5 Oct 2018 17:07
Article The evolving needs of patients make additive manufacturing an especially useful tool. Staff Author: Daniel Seeger Topics: Surgical Products