Medical News
VISTA checkpoint implicated in pancreatic cancer immunotherapy resistance
EurekAlert! - 11 Jan 2019 09:00
(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) Researchers have identified a new potential immunotherapy target in pancreatic cancer, which so far has been notoriously resistant to treatment with immune checkpoint bl...
Microneedle Contraceptive Patch Could Empower Women Worldwide
Medical Design Technology - 12 Jan 2019 00:29
News Innovative microneedle technology is being developed as an effective, pain-free and discreet method of delivering contraception across the world's poorest countries, thanks to a new research consortium... Contribute...
Steam-Propelled Spacecraft Prototype can Explore Celestial Objects Forever
Medical Design Technology - 12 Jan 2019 00:30
News Using steam to propel a spacecraft from asteroid to asteroid is now possible, thanks to a collaboration between a private space company and the University of Central Florida... Contributed Author: Zenaida Gonzalez K...
Battery Prototype Incorporates Cartilage-Like Material
Medical Design Technology - 12 Jan 2019 00:28
Videos Your knees and your smartphone battery have some surprisingly similar needs, a professor has discovered, and that new insight has led to a "structural battery" prototype that incorporates a cartilage-like material...
Exoskeletons Provide a Boost in Lift and Skip
Medical Design Technology - 12 Jan 2019 00:27
Videos Exoskeletons were a hit at CES 2019, especially for Panasonic subsidiary Atoun who presented two exoskeletons. One of which helps people lift objects, while the other gives users a little extra boost in their abil...
How Two Drones are Working Together to Dig Holes, Deploy a Parachute, and Plant Sensors
Medical Design Technology - 12 Jan 2019 00:27
Videos The NIMBUS Lab has been developing drones that carry a portable digging system, locate a spot to dig, land, verify that the landing spot can easily be dug into, dig a hole, install the sensor, and finally, fly awa...
AT&T to End All Location-data Sales to Data Brokers
Medical Design Technology - 11 Jan 2019 21:58
News AT&T says it will stop selling all location data from mobile phones to brokers following a report that companies are still selling that information to shadowy companies without customer knowledge. Contributed Author...
Autonomous Robot That Interacts With Humans Using Natural Language and Vision Processing
Medical Design Technology - 11 Jan 2019 21:11
News Purdue University researchers in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering are developing integrative language and vision software that may enable an autonomous robot to interact with people in different... ...
Fox Not Planning to Bid on RSNs
Medical Design Technology - 11 Jan 2019 20:11
News Fox does not intend to bid for any of the 22 regional sports networks that Disney is divesting, the company said in an SEC filling Friday. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Mergers and Acquisitions
What 5G Means for The Future of Internet of Things
Medical Design Technology - 11 Jan 2019 19:47
Blog One of the hottest and most anticipated upcoming technology trends for 2019 is the Fifth Generation (5G) wireless network technology. It is expected to be a catalyst for innovations across various industries as ever...
First Automated Driving System for Level 2 Autonomous Vehicles
Medical Design Technology - 11 Jan 2019 19:00
News Human drivers will one day go extinct, replaced by intelligent and sentient technology to get from point A to point B. Continuously looking toward progress, Nvidia has developed the Drive AutoPilot, a Level 2-plus a...
Samsung to Enhance Automotive Intelligence
Medical Design Technology - 11 Jan 2019 18:27
News Smart technology is engrained into our daily lives, whether it be through work or social structures, we have information at the tip of our fingers. So it only makes sense that we would want that same technology... S...
Make a Run for it While Your Smart Pepper Spray Notifies Emergency Contacts
Medical Design Technology - 11 Jan 2019 17:00
Videos If you're using pepper spray, it's likely you're in some need of assistance. Now, the Plegium Smart Pepper Spray has been designed to immediately alert emergency contacts via a smartphone app when pepper spray has...
Telescope Detects Mysterious Repeating Radio Signal from Deep Space
Medical Design Technology - 11 Jan 2019 18:06
News A team of scientists have discovered exciting extragalactic signals: the second-ever recorded fast radio burst (FRB) that repeats. The signal was picked up by the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment... St...
Bosch's Tiny Module Turns Ordinary Shelves into Virtual Assistants
Medical Design Technology - 11 Jan 2019 17:55
News Imagine flooding smart homes with virtual touchscreens by turning ordinary items into personal assistants. Cue in Bosch Sensortec's BML100PI Interactive Projection Module, which was recently announced... Staff Autho...
There's Trouble with Hubble: Ailing Camera Suspends Operations
Medical Design Technology - 11 Jan 2019 17:50
News Right now, things aren't looking good for the Hubble Space Telescope. One of the telescope's cameras, Wide Field Camera 3, automatically suspended operations January 8 due to a hardware issue... Staff Author: Jennif...
Farming Goes High-Tech with John Deere's "Intelligent Factory on Wheels"
Medical Design Technology - 11 Jan 2019 17:48
News John Deere stopped by Las Vegas' CES this week to show off its high-tech farming equipment and highlight tech's role within the farming industry, according to AFP. The company brought its tractor and connected... St...
A Data Superhighway for the Quantum Internet
Medical Design Technology - 11 Jan 2019 17:47
News A team of experts headed by the Australian National University (ANU) is hard at work developing a data superhighway for the quantum internet. They plan to use light particles as data storage devices since... Staff A...
Curing Loneliness with Robot Companions
Medical Design Technology - 11 Jan 2019 17:47
News Socialization and human interaction are the cornerstones of how we live our lives. The need for companionship is embedded in our DNA, whether we get that fulfillment through human interaction... Staff Author: Ashley...
Cycling Mask Filters Pollution and Glows Red if Contamination is Near
Medical Design Technology - 11 Jan 2019 17:00
Videos Ever been riding a bike or running down the street and been blasted with exhaust, smoke, or smog? That's where French company, R-Pur, is here to help with their anti-pollution mask created for runners, cyclists, a...
Startups Overcome Engineering Challenges From Prosthetic Design to Fighting Disease
Medical Design Technology - 11 Jan 2019 17:00
News From optimizing prosthetic foot designs to fighting heart disease to securing high voltage cables, the winning entries of the annual ANSYS Hall of Fame competition highlight how engineers are solving key challenges....
Scientists Seek Ways to Take Real Measure of Pain with the Help of Technology
Medical Design Technology - 11 Jan 2019 17:00
News NIH is pushing for development of what its director has called a "pain-o-meter." Spurred by the opioid crisis, the goal isn't just to signal how much pain someone's in. It's also to determine what kind it is and wha...