Medical News

News Multifocal lenses are used in cataract surgeries - to replace the crystalline when it has lost its transparency - or to correct for presbyopia. There are different lens designs in the market, and choosing one or ano...

(University of Houston) It may be easier to learn surgical skills when a student feels less pressure and approaches surgery as a hobby, reports University of Houston professor and director of the Computational Physiology...

(Fundação de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Gene-edited pigs may reduce Brazil's transplant waiting list. Still in its initial stages and presented at FAPESP Week London, a project will assess how patients aw...

News U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that America might be forced to scale back certain operations in Europe and elsewhere if countries continue to do business with the Chinese telecommunications company ...

Industry Brief MGM-owned premium network Epix has joined the standalone streaming service world, launching Epix Now for $6 per month. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Video

News Sprint and T-Mobile have secured their latest victory from state authorities, as the nation's No. 3 and 4 wireless carriers work to win approval for their more than $26 billion proposed merger. Staff Author: Bevin F...

News As they say, one man's trash is another man's treasure. When athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games vie for the top three spots, their hard-earned medals will have a unique origin--electronic waste....

News The numerous drone sightings at airports have proven that drones can pose a big issue. Not only that, but they can become a security threat depending on where they appear. To counter this problem, the U.S. Army... S...

News The carrier says it has lit up 5G at the ATT Stadium in Arlington, Texas and surpassed 1.5 Gbps download speeds in field tests of a software update on its live 5G network. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Carrie...

Blog Back in our November/December 2018 issue, we gave you a sneak peek at the exciting changes coming from ECN in 2019, and now it is finally here. In addition to totally revamping the entire design of the magazine, we ...

Videos When InSight started its journey to Mars May 5, 2018, it wasn't alone. Two briefcase-sized satellites were there for the ride, nicknamed EVE and WALL-E after Pixar film characters. Together, the two formed... Staf...

News While underwater, scuba diver communication is a tricky business. Hand signals are effective, but they require both divers to be looking at each other. And while radio waves are used on land, they "fade out instantl...

News A KAIST research team developed a silicon optical phased array (OPA) chip, which can be a core component for three-dimensional image sensors. This research was co-led by Ph.D. candidate Seong-Hwan... Contributed Aut...

News Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a new method for scheduling the turning on and off of power generators that minimizes costs and ensures reliability while addressing the issues prevalent......

Article Self-driving cars are changing lives by delivering unprecedented personal mobility. In fact, they represent a paradigm shift in the definition of a vehicle. To ensureEnsuring autonomous vehicles (AVs) deliver... ...

Product Announcement Passive Plus, Inc. (PPI) has developed a series of Broadband Capacitors available in 4 different case sizes: 01005BB, 0201BB, 0402BB, and 0805BB. Values available are 10nF (10,000 pF) and 100nF... Co...

Article The automotive industry is in a race to bring more advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), such as active cruise control, emergency braking, and lane keeping to its vehicles. The increasing sophistication of t...

Just one incident can make the brain overreact to future experiences. Researchers believe the solution is to reframe and retrain.

When an economics student starts practicing medicine on his classmates, real doctors have to step in.

News New research by neuroscientists at the University of Chicago shows that as neurons in the somatosensory cortex part of the brain process this information, they each respond differently to various features of a surfa...

Product Announcement Flow Sciences has introduced their LEV III™ Local Exhaust Ventilation Hood designed to provide personnel protection during processes such as rotary evaporation, flash chromatography, and more. With...

(Rutgers University) Southern courts favor physicians in malpractice lawsuits over facial trauma treatment, while courts in the Midwest favor patients, according to a Rutgers study. The study, which was published in the ...