Medical News
Abramson Cancer Center receives $10.7 million to study CAR T cells in solid tumors
EurekAlert! - 22 Oct 2018 08:00
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) A new program project grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will fund research by the Translational Center of Excellence for Lung Cancer Immunology at the Abramson...
Research finds NJ numerical nutrient criterion used to protect streams is too high
EurekAlert! - 22 Oct 2018 08:00
(Drexel University) Using a standard they created for measuring potentially damaging nutrient levels in freshwater streams by measuring the prevalence of single-celled algae, called diatoms, researchers from the Academy ...
Rutronik and Yageo Announce Long-Term Agreement for Ceramic Capacitors and Resistors
Medical Design Technology - 22 Oct 2018 21:37
News Rutronik Inc., a leading global broad-line stocking distributor of a comprehensive range of electronic components, semiconductors, and products and technology solutions for IoT and embedded systems, and... Contribut...
Part 1: Applying Lessons From Flight Simulators to Develop Safer Robots
Medical Design Technology - 22 Oct 2018 17:54
Article Marc Gyongyosi, CEO and founder of Intelligent Flying Machines, discusses in the first of this two-part story his early research in flight simulators and making automotive manufacturing robots safer... Staff Auth...
New drug combination destroys chemo-resistant blood cancer
EurekAlert! - 22 Oct 2018 08:00
(The Ottawa Hospital) Researchers from The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa have developed a promising targeted strategy to treat chemotherapy-resistant acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and a diagnostic test to d...
Bright lights, big CITI
EurekAlert! - 22 Oct 2018 08:00
(Duke-NUS Medical School) Cancer remains a leading killer worldwide and it is the number one killer in Singapore. In recent years, cancer immunotherapy (CIT) has emerged as a scientific breakthrough that harnesses the pa...
SlingStudio's Integration with Vimeo Offers Advanced Distribution for Live Video
Medical Design Technology - 23 Oct 2018 00:30
News At the 2018 NAB Show New York, Sling Media announced a new integration between SlingStudio, a company who focuses on portable, wireless multi-camera video production systems, and Vimeo, an ad-free open video platfor...
Spain Considers New Taxes on Internet Companies
Medical Design Technology - 22 Oct 2018 23:47
News Spain's Socialist government wants to introduce new taxes on big internet companies and on financial transactions as a way of paying for improved pensions and public services. Contributed Author: AP News Topics: Com...
TETRAMAX Launches the Largest Pan-European Technology Brokerage Network on Customized Low-Energy Computing
Medical Design Technology - 22 Oct 2018 21:56
News Linking together 28 national innovation ecosystems, representing a total of 370 institutions, the TETRAMAX innovation action on low-energy computing has created the largest pan-European technology brokerage... Contr...
Industrial Robots Increase Wages for Employees
Medical Design Technology - 22 Oct 2018 21:27
News In addition to increasing productivity, the introduction of industrial robots has increased wages for the employees. At the same time, industrial robots have also changed the labour market by increasing the number.....
The Residential Gateway: A Threat and an Opportunity
Medical Design Technology - 22 Oct 2018 20:43
Article When people think of Internet of Things (IoT) vulnerabilities, one of the most infamous security breaches usually takes center stage: the Mirai botnet. This destructive botnet facilitated the largest DDoS attack ...
New Study Find Strong Results For LINX Refluc Management System In Treating GERD
Medical Design Technology - 22 Oct 2018 16:03
Article LINX is comprised of a small band of magnetic beads that surgeons wrap around the esophagus. Contributed Author: The Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies Topics: Surgical Products
AI and Human Creativity Go Hand in Hand
Medical Design Technology - 22 Oct 2018 20:01
News What does AI look like? You might say it looks like a robot, or flashing LEDs, or a waveform on a screen. But what would AI say AI looks like? To find out, IBM Research asked AI to draw us a picture... of itself... ...
Understanding the Building Blocks for an Electronic Brain
Medical Design Technology - 22 Oct 2018 19:46
News Computer bits are binary, with a value of zero or one. By contrast, neurons in the brain can have many internal states, depending on the input that they receive. This allows the brain to process information in a... ...
Nanosized Ferroelectrics Become a Reality
Medical Design Technology - 22 Oct 2018 19:44
News Using ferroelectricity instead of magnetism in computer memory saves energy. If ferroelectric bits were nanosized, this would also save space. But conventional wisdom dictates that ferroelectric properties... Contri...
Some Cybersecurity Apps Could Be Worse for Privacy Than Nothing at All
Medical Design Technology - 22 Oct 2018 19:38
News It's been a busy few weeks for cybersecurity researchers and reporters. There was the Facebook hack, the Google plus data breach, and allegations that the Chinese government implanted spying chips in hardware... Con...
Building the Ion Implanters that Make Next-Generation Technology Possible
Medical Design Technology - 22 Oct 2018 19:22
News As the phones get slimmer, the optics crisper and the processors faster, have you ever wondered what is happening behind the scenes that make these remarkable achievements possible? During the AVS... Contributed Aut...
SCTE Looks to Boost Future of Cable-Tec Expo with 10-year Plan
Medical Design Technology - 22 Oct 2018 19:14
News As SCTE-ISBE's Cable-Tec Expo kicks off in Atlanta today, the organizations announced a 10-year plan, which includes greater involvement by MSOs, to boost the event's long-term success. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher ...
New Deposition Method Yields Effective Transition-Metal Nitride Thin Films
Medical Design Technology - 22 Oct 2018 19:13
News Imagine a coating as hard as a diamond and a fraction the thickness of a human hair. Researchers are exploring new approaches to create resilient thin films that could be used in a variety of electronic applications...
Four Things to Consider When Incorporating a Display into Your Embedded Design
Medical Design Technology - 22 Oct 2018 19:12
Blog Nowadays most embedded designs on the market, from consumer white goods to industrial machinery, incorporate some form of display. The current sophistication of touch displays, enabling commands to be given... Contr...
Offshore Wind Farms to Test Business in Deep Water
Medical Design Technology - 22 Oct 2018 19:10
News As wind turbines become increasingly familiar sights along shorelines, developers of offshore floating platforms, which harness the powerful winds further out to sea, are seeking to establish their technologies... C...
Caliburn, New Jersey's Supercomputer, Catalyzes Cutting-Edge Research
Medical Design Technology - 22 Oct 2018 19:03
News Caliburn, a supercomputer with the computational power of more than 10,000 standard desktop computers, is catalyzing diverse, innovative research at Rutgers University and across New Jersey, according... Contributed...