Medical News
The Smallest 32.768 kHz MEMS Resonator
Medical Design Technology - 17 Oct 2018 19:03
Product Announcement Murata has developed the world's smallest 32.768 kHz MEMS resonator (the WMRAG series), which is expected to make a significant contribution to reducing the size and power consumption of IoT devices....
Electrical Enhancement: Engineers Speed up Electrons in Semiconductors
Medical Design Technology - 17 Oct 2018 18:38
News Researchers from Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) have sped up the movement of electrons in organic semiconductor... Contributed Au...
Skin Hardness to Estimate Better Human Thermal Status
Medical Design Technology - 18 Oct 2018 01:42
News A KAIST research team previously developed a wearable sweat rate sensor for human thermal comfort monitoring. Furthering the development, this time they proposed skin hardness as an additional, independent physiolog...
Gillette, Formlabs Partnering to Make the Razor Handle Personal
Medical Design Technology - 18 Oct 2018 01:03
Videos Shaving products maker Gillette is leveraging 3D printing technology to enable users to apply a personal touch to the generic razor handle. Dubbed Razor Makerā¢: powered by GilletteĀ®, this new platform leverages...
Bursting the Clouds For Better Communication
Medical Design Technology - 18 Oct 2018 00:52
News Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, have devised an ultra-hot laser that creates a temporary hole in the cloud, which lets the laser beam containing the information pass through... Contribu...
Court Sets Date for DOJ Appeal of AT&T-Time Warner Merger
Medical Design Technology - 18 Oct 2018 00:31
News The Justice Department's bid to reverse a district court's approval of the AT&T-Time Warner merger will be heard by a federal appeals court Dec. 6. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Mergers and Acquisitions
3-D Printers Have 'Fingerprints,' A Discovery That Could Help Trace 3-D-Printed Guns, Counterfeit Goods
Medical Design Technology - 18 Oct 2018 00:17
News A new University at Buffalo-led study describes what's believed to be the first accurate method for tracing a 3-D-printed object to the machine it came from... Contributed Author: Cory Nealon, University at Buffalo ...
Update on Opportunity Rover After Martian Dust Storm
Medical Design Technology - 18 Oct 2018 00:04
News Updated at 2:15 p.m. PDT on Oct. 11, 2018. One month since increasing their commanding frequency, engineers have yet to hear from NASA's Opportunity rover. NASA hasn't set any deadlines for the mission... Contribute...
New, Durable Catalyst for Key Fuel Cell Reaction May Prove Useful In Eco-Friendly Vehicles
Medical Design Technology - 17 Oct 2018 23:55
News researchers from Brown University have developed a new alloy catalyst that both reduces platinum use and holds up well in fuel cell testing. The catalyst, made from alloying platinum with cobalt in nanoparticles, wa...
'Bricks in the Loop' Provides Cyber Airmen an Innovative, Low-Cost Training Option
Medical Design Technology - 17 Oct 2018 23:46
News As the cyber realm evolves, effects from cyberattacks are moving from the digital world to the physical one. Just three years ago, nearly 225,000 energy customers in Ukraine woke to a powerless city after... Contrib...
Fitbit's Uphill Task to Conquer Indian Wearables Market
Medical Design Technology - 17 Oct 2018 23:43
News The second quarter of 2018 was the biggest quarter for the wearables market in India. The overall market grew by over 66 percent year over year (YOY). In the second quarter alone, more than one million... Contribute...
3D-Printed Lithium-Ion Batteries
Medical Design Technology - 17 Oct 2018 23:39
News Electric vehicles and most electronic devices, such as cell phones and laptop computers, are powered by lithium-ion batteries. Until now, manufacturers have had to design their devices around the size and shape... C...
Installing Life Support the Hands-Free Way
Medical Design Technology - 17 Oct 2018 23:37
News Last week saw the installation of ESA's next-generation life-support system on the International Space Station. The new facility recycles carbon dioxide in the air into water that can then be converted into oxygen.....
Netflix's 3Q Subscriber Growth Gets Rave Reviews on Wall St.
Medical Design Technology - 17 Oct 2018 19:20
News Netflix regained its stride with surprisingly strong subscriber growth in the third quarter, after an unexpected springtime stumble triggered fears that it was losing its allure. Contributed Author: Michael Liedtke,...
Molecular Semiconductors Could Be the Future of Electronics, and This New Technique Offers a Way to Mass Produce Them
Medical Design Technology - 17 Oct 2018 18:56
News Visions for what we can do with future electronics depend on finding ways to go beyond the capabilities of silicon conductors. The experimental field of molecular electronics is thought to represent a way forward......
When It Comes to Smartphone Lifespan, Brand Name Matters More Than Hardware
Medical Design Technology - 17 Oct 2018 18:41
News Many critics have denounced smartphone manufacturers in recent years for producing devices that quickly become obsolete, creating a "planned obsolescence" that is costly for consumers and the global environment... C...
Turnkey Active Solution for Secure Contactless Payments on Wearable Technology
Medical Design Technology - 17 Oct 2018 18:29
Product Announcement STMicroelectronics and Fidesmo have created a turnkey active solution for secure contactless payments on smart watches and other wearable technology. The complete payment system-on-chip (SoC) is base...
Battery Mainstay Headed for High-Tech Makeover
Medical Design Technology - 17 Oct 2018 18:24
News The complex interactions inside a lead battery while it charges and discharges remain mysterious, even 159 years after the technology's invention. But now the lead battery is headed for a high-tech makeover... Contr...
InMobi Buys Sprint's Mobile Advertising Unit, Forms Strategic Partnership
Medical Design Technology - 17 Oct 2018 18:20
News Sprint has sold off its mobile data and advertising company, Pinsight Media, to marketing tech firm InMobi in an all-stock deal that is part of a larger strategic partnership, the companies said Wednesday. Staff Aut...
American Roads Not Ready for Self-Driving Vehicles, HFES Policy Statement Says
Medical Design Technology - 17 Oct 2018 17:58
News As the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Congress press for removing safety regulations in order to fast-track the introduction of highly automated vehicles, human factors/ergonomics experts... Cont...
A Step Toward Personalized, Automated Smart Homes
Medical Design Technology - 17 Oct 2018 17:56
News Developing automated systems that track occupants and self-adapt to their preferences is a major next step for the future of smart homes. When you walk into a room, for instance, a system could set to your... Contri...
Penetrating the Soil's Surface with Radar
Medical Design Technology - 17 Oct 2018 17:53
News Ground penetrating radar isn't something from the latest sci-fi movie. It's actually a tool used by soil scientists to measure the amount of moisture in soil quickly and easily. As with most technologies, it is gett...