Medical News
New ablation treatment for ventricular tachycardia reaches deeper into heart muscle
EurekAlert! - 9 Nov 2018 09:00
(Loyola University Health System) Loyola Medicine is among two centers in the world offering a novel catheter ablation system intended to improve treatment outcomes for a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder called ven...
We Burn More Calories in the Afternoon and Evening, Study Finds
Discover - 10 Nov 2018 01:49
Our weight might not be controlled solely by what we eat. When we eat, and when we get to sleep, may be just as important. A small study published this week in Current Biology found people who had been thrown off their c...
Qualcomm Looks to 5G for Growth in 2019, as Apple Spat Continues to Strain
Medical Design Technology - 10 Nov 2018 01:21
News Qualcomm executives are betting on 5G to provide a significant opportunity for the chipmaker to bump revenues and earnings in 2019, even as an ongoing battle with Apple continue to impact the company. Staff Author: ...
Quantum 'Compass' Could Allow Navigation without Relying on Satellites
Medical Design Technology - 10 Nov 2018 00:55
Videos The UK's first quantum accelerometer for navigation has been demonstrated by a team from Imperial College London and M Squared. Most navigation today relies on a global navigation satellite system (GNSS)... Contri...
Eight Steps to a Stronger Cybersecurity Strategy
Medical Design Technology - 10 Nov 2018 00:52
News If there's an attack on the country, the military mobilizes. When a natural disaster strikes, recovery plans go into effect. Should an infectious disease start to spread, health officials launch a containment strate...
Extending the Life of Low-Cost, Compact, Lightweight Batteries
Medical Design Technology - 10 Nov 2018 00:50
News Metal-air batteries are one of the lightest and most compact types of batteries available, but they can have a major limitation: When not in use, they degrade quickly, as corrosion eats away at their metal electrode...
Aerospace Detection Technology Designed to Prevent Catastrophic Events in Energy and Extreme Environments
Medical Design Technology - 10 Nov 2018 00:48
News Could new technology from Purdue University researchers have helped save the Titanic? Engineers from Purdue have developed technology to help prevent catastrophic failures involving nuclear, energy and... Contribute...
Material Scientists Create Fabric Alternative to Batteries for Wearable Devices
Medical Design Technology - 10 Nov 2018 00:46
News A major factor holding back development of wearable biosensors for health monitoring is the lack of a lightweight, long-lasting power supply. Now scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst led by... Contr...
Disney+ to Launch in Late 2019, Iger Says DTC Continues to Be a Top Priority
Medical Design Technology - 9 Nov 2018 21:13
News As Disney reported strong quarterly earnings on Thursday, CEO Bob Iger revealed the name of the company's new streaming service, Disney+, which is on track to debut in late 2019. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics:...
Know Before You Go: Electronica 2018 with Sven Etzold
Medical Design Technology - 9 Nov 2018 19:25
Videos Welcome to our electronica 2018 video series, where we talk with engineers who are gearing up to attend the show. Today we chat with Sven Etzold, senior director business marketing at u-blox... Staff Author: Jenni...
UA Little Rock Researchers Receive 20k Grant from Google to Study Artificial Intelligence
Medical Design Technology - 9 Nov 2018 19:19
News A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor and doctoral student have received a $20,000 Google AI research grant for their research in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Dr. Xiaowei Xu, professor.....
Creating Better Devices: The Etch Stops Here
Medical Design Technology - 9 Nov 2018 19:17
News A team of multi-disciplinary scientists and engineers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have discovered a new, more precise, method to create nanoscale-size electromechanical devices. Their... Contri...
Directivity to Improve Optical Devices
Medical Design Technology - 9 Nov 2018 18:54
News A team of researchers from the Dutch institute AMOLF, Western University (Canada), and the University of Texas (United States of America) recently demonstrated the use of algorithmic design to create a new... Contri...
Harvesting Renewable Energy From the Sun and Outer Space at the Same Time
Medical Design Technology - 9 Nov 2018 18:46
News Scientists at Stanford University have demonstrated for the first time that heat from the sun and coldness from outer space can be collected simultaneously with a single device. Their research, published November......
Keysight Technologies, Caict, and Tsinghua University Validate Over-The-Air Test Method for 5G Base Station Performance Evaluation
Medical Design Technology - 9 Nov 2018 18:43
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, announced the successful... Co...
Turning Cars Into Robot Traffic Managers
Medical Design Technology - 9 Nov 2018 17:00
Videos Self-driving cars may one day do more than just get us from point A to point B. By adjusting their speed and position while they merge, or by pacing their average speed on the road, they could also help reduce the...
Mouser Electronics Debuts E-Book on Home Automation as Part of All Things IoT Series
Medical Design Technology - 9 Nov 2018 17:00
News Mouser Electronics Inc. released a new e-book focused on home automation as part of All Things IoT, the latest series in Mouser's award-winning Empowering Innovation Together program... Contributed Author: Mouser El...
Keeping Health Data Under Lock and Key
Medical Design Technology - 9 Nov 2018 17:00
News Researchers have developed a solution that will ensure decades of safe storage for sensitive health data in a joint project with Japanese and Canadian partners. An initial prototype was presented during a recent con...
Bringing Sensors to Life with the Right Design
Medical Design Technology - 9 Nov 2018 17:00
Article At this year's Midwest Sensors expo, Roger H. Grace discussed how MEMs-based sensors are effectively designed, analyzed, launched and executed, while also honing on in a few key technologies currently being explo...
Breakthrough Neurotechnology for Treating Paralysis
Medical Design Technology - 9 Nov 2018 17:00
Videos Three paraplegics who sustained cervical spinal cord injuries many years ago are now able to walk with the aid of crutches thanks to new rehabilitation protocols that combine targeted electrical stimulation of the...
AI Behind the Wheel in Duckietown
Medical Design Technology - 9 Nov 2018 17:00
News Researchers from ETH Zurich want to know what roles artificial intelligence can take on in self-driving cars. To find out, they are having research teams compete against each other in an international competition wi...
How an Electric Vehicle Works
Medical Design Technology - 9 Nov 2018 16:00
Blog Understanding how an electric vehicle works is actually much simpler than understanding how a gas- or diesel-powered car works. So, an infographic was created to help readers understand the basics of electric vehicl...