Medical News
Diabetes Patients are Being Tested with AI for Blindness in Non-Eye Care Settings
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 17:00
Videos Patients diagnosed with diabetes are now having their eyes checked for a leading cause of blindness using AI. IDx-DR, an FDA-cleared AI system, can detect diabetic retinopathy and doesn't require a physician to in...
Successful Launch of Rocket from High-Altitude Balloon Makes Space More Accessible to Microsatellites
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 17:38
Videos A startup that plans to use high-altitude balloons to deploy rockets has successfully fired a test launch, moving closer to its goal of helping end the backlog of microsatellites that wait months or longer to "hit...
Sensitive Sensor Detects Down Syndrome DNA
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 17:00
News Researchers have developed a sensitive new biosensor that could someday be used to detect fetal Down syndrome DNA in pregnant women's blood... Contributed Author: American Chemical Society Topics: Medical Design Tec...
Lumos Networks Taps Adtran for 10G PON Services in Virginia
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 23:05
News Adtran announced the RLEC fiber operator is leveraging its 10G fiber access portfolio to bring services to four rural communities in Virginia, with products expected to be commercially available during the first qua...
Dish's Satellite Subscriber Losses Accelerate as HBO Blackout Continues
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 23:04
News Dish continued to lose high-value satellite TV subscribers in the fourth quarter, shedding 381,000 subs in the period as carriage disputes with HBO and Univision remain unresolved. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topic...
CBRS Alliance, Small Cell Forum Forge Partnership to Drive 3.5 GHz Band
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 23:02
News The CBRS Alliance and Small Cell Forum are putting their respective resources together in an effort to drive wide-scale adoption of small cells and OnGo-certified products for the 3.5 GHz band. Staff Author: Bevin F...
Democrats Question Pledges in $26.5B T-Mobile-Sprint Deal
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 22:59
News At a hearing by a House committee, the two executives defended the deal, which would combine the nation's third- and fourth-largest wireless companies and create a behemoth about the size of industry giants Verizon ...
China's Huawei Soft Power Push Raises Hard Questions
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 22:56
News Canada's national game -- brought to you by China's Huawei. Contributed Author: Kelvin Chan and Rob Gillies, Associated Press Topics: Wireless Week
E-cig users develop some of the same cancer-related molecular changes as cigarette smokers
EurekAlert! - 14 Feb 2019 09:00
(University of Southern California) A USC study in 93 people shows that e-cig users develop some of the same cancer-related molecular changes in oral tissue as cigarette smokers, adding to the growing concern that e-cigs...
Powering Homes with Wave Energy
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 17:56
News A new wave energy device is currently under development by University of Edinburgh and Italian researchers, with the potential to power homes through clean energy. The device, known as a Dielectric Elastomer Generat...
Robot Braves Fukushima Nuclear Plant to Examine Radioactive Fuel
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 17:54
News March 11, 2011, an infamous day that rattled Japan after the country was struck by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and powerful tsunami. Among the casualties was the Fukushima nuclear plant, which suffered... Staff Autho...
Sensor Enclosures for the Internet of Things
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 17:54
Product Announcement The new 1551V miniature ventilated sensor enclosures from Hammond Manufacturing are designed to house sensors and small sub-systems installed in the manufacturing environment as part of IoT systems.....
Sensor Development Kit for Power-Optimized IoT Applications
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 17:52
Product Announcement ON Semiconductor is pleased to announce the introduction of the RSL10 Sensor Development Kit, designed to provide engineering teams with a comprehensive platform for developing IoT applications with ...
Smart Sensors Could Transform How Buildings Are Designed and Occupied
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 17:46
News Mould, mildew and damp cause misery for thousands of people in homes across the U.K., and cost housing associations, landlords and homeowners millions of pounds a year in repairs. Now, researchers... Contributed Aut...
Final Check: Taking the Measure of Automobile Serial Data Standards and Interoperability Testing
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 17:42
Blog Until the last few years, the primary in-vehicle communications system was the controller area network (CAN) bus, which facilitates transmission of control traffic between electronic or engine control units (ECUs).....
IMU Technology Forms the Brains of the Autonomous Vehicle
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 17:40
Article A self-guiding vehicle, like an autonomous car or a truck, requires a variety of different technologies to successfully navigate crowded city streets and highways. One of the more popular is lidar (light detectio...
Teaching Self-Driving Cars to Predict Pedestrian Movement
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 17:32
Videos By zeroing in on humans' gait, body symmetry and foot placement, University of Michigan researchers are teaching self-driving cars to recognize and predict pedestrian movements with greater precision than... Contr...
Scientists Make the Track Their Lab to Improve Performance of Racing Drivers
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 17:00
News A new concept that, for the first time, collects biomechanical data from drivers and riders while on the track could give racing teams a new dimension to optimise their performance... Contributed Author: University ...
New Wheelchair Design: A Hand Gear for Better Egonomics
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 17:00
News Using biomedical modelling, researchers at TU Wien have developed a completely new type of wheelchair. Specially designed handles make the drive more efficient and ergonomic... Contributed Author: Vienna University ...
NeuroPace Receives New CPT Code for Tech for Epilepsy Treatment
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 17:00
News NeuroPace, a Silicon Valley-based medical technology company, announced that the American Medical Association has issued a new Category I Current Procedural Terminology code for electrocorticography from an implante...
Report Looks at the Future of Connected Wearable Devices in Healthcare from 2019 to 2024
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 17:00
Industry Brief ResearchAndMarkets has added their most recent report: The Connected Wearable Devices in Healthcare: Wearables in Medical, Wellness, and Fitness Markets by Device Type, Body Area, Solution Type, and Health...
Feline Friends Get a Warm Place to Stay with AI-Shelter
Medical Design Technology - 14 Feb 2019 17:00
Videos We've had one of our coldest winters yet, and although most of us have the ability to bundle up, our outside animal friends do not. Now, Baidu, known for its search engine, is making a difference in the feline wor...