Medical News
Researchers Create Ultra-Lightweight Ceramic Material That Withstands Extreme Temp
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 17:00
News Researchers have created an extremely light, very durable ceramic aerogel. The material could be used for applications like insulating spacecraft because it can withstand the intense heat and severe temperature chan...
Shape-Morphing Joints Allow These Small Robots to Ace Obstacles
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 17:00
Videos To walk. To jump. To swim. Nature's beings can use the same body parts to do a variety of things--like walk, jump and swim. Robots? Think about it. You generally see them do limited tasks with their mechanical des...
Marijuana dispensaries associated with rise, then decline in some neighborhood crime
EurekAlert! - 19 Feb 2019 09:00
(Crime and Justice Research Alliance) A new study found an association between marijuana dispensaries and increases in rates of crime and disorder in neighborhoods in Denver, Colo., shortly after Colorado commenced legal...
China Accuses US of Trying to Block its Tech Development
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 22:54
News China's government on Monday accused the United States of trying to block its industrial development after Vice President Mike Pence said Chinese equipment poses a threat to countries that are rolling out next-gener...
Cisco: Global Mobile Traffic to Near Zettabyte Mark by 2022
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 22:51
Data Focus Mobile traffic is predicted to reach 930 exabytes annually by the end of the forecast period, accounting for almost 20 percent of total global IP traffic--up from less than 5 percent a decade prior. Staff Auth...
Berlin to Get Single Travel App for Public, Private Services
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 21:07
News Travelers in Berlin will soon be able to use a single app to switch seamlessly between public transport, rental bikes, car-sharing and taxis without signing up for each service individually, officials said Monday. C...
Tuesdays with Roger: Rakuten's New Mobile Network, Plus MWC Buzz
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 21:01
Videos On this week's episode of Tuesdays with Roger, Recon Analytics' Roger Entner discusses Rakuten's new mobile network in Japan, AT&T's new 5G cities, and his take on T-Mobile and Sprint executives testifying before ...
Qualcomm Debuts Multimode 5G Modem with Sub-6 GHz Support
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 19:41
News Qualcomm's second-generation 5G modem is getting support for sub-6 GHz spectrum bands and FDD mode to help accelerate 5G device rollouts. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Devices
5G Commercial Network Deployments to Triple Globally in 2019: Viavi
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 19:33
News The wireless industry has been moving quickly to commercialize 5G networks, and that pace is poised to accelerate this year, with the number of live 5G network deployments more than tripling in 2019, according to a ...
Tesla Launches "Dog Mode" To Keep Your Pets Safe and Cool While in the Car
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 17:54
Videos Tesla's new feature will keep pets safe and cool in the car while their owners run quick errands. Dubbed "Dog Mode," the over-the-car update was announced on Twitter by Tesla CEO Elon Musk... Staff Author: Jennife...
Teaching AI Systems to Adapt to Dynamic Environments
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 17:50
News Current AI systems excel at tasks defined by rigid rules - such as mastering the board games Go and chess with proficiency surpassing world-class human players. However, AI systems aren't very good at adapting... Co...
Radio Telescope Gets Upgrade at Brookhaven Lab
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 17:48
News A radio telescope at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has received a significant upgrade, advancing from one dish to four. The upgrades are part of the Laboratory's... Contributed...
Better Red Than Dread: Barrier Keeps Batteries Safe
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 17:46
News Rice University scientists have taken the next step toward the deployment of powerful, rechargeable lithium metal batteries by making them safer and simpler to manufacture. The Rice lab of chemist James... Contribut...
A Glimpse into the Future
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 17:45
News Ten years into the future. That's about how far UC Santa Barbara electrical and computer engineering professor John Bowers and his research team are reaching with the recent development of their mode-locked... Contr...
Drone Technology Achieves New Heights at Yuma Proving Ground
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 17:42
News Humanity's first powered flight in 1903 lasted for 12 seconds. In 2010, the Zephyr unmanned aircraft stayed aloft for two straight weeks high in the airspace above U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), setting... Con...
NRL, AFRL Develop Direct-Write Quantum Calligraphy in Monolayer Semiconductors
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 17:35
News Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have developed a way to directly write quantum light sources, which emit a single photon of light at a time... Cont...
Army Modernizing Electronic Warfare Capabilities
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 17:34
News Iron Soldiers with 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division teamed up with the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division to conduct training using new electronic warfare (EW) equipment and techniques... Contri...
Redesigning Pharmacies With the Consumer in Mind
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 17:00
News While pharmacies have traditionally played a passive role in the medication fulfillment process, startup Alto Pharmacy has been working to transform the industry with a customer-centered approach and an engineering ...
FELIXprinters Launches Large Build Envelope Industrial Additive Manufacturing Solution
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 17:00
News The ability to design, test and manufacture larger parts using robust and reliable 3D printing/ additive manufacturing systems, that are fully accessible in terms of capital expenditure and integration into existing...
First Customizable Insulin Pump Approved
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 17:00
News The Tandem Diabetes Care t-Slim X2 insulin pump, which allows a patient to customize treatment, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration... Contributed Author: HealthDay Topics: Diabetes
Cylinder Cabin Can Hang From Trees or Perch on Mountainside
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 17:00
News Britain's Tree Tents have created Fuselage, a flexible cabin that can be suspended above ground from the trees, or if you're feeling daring, hung from a cliff... Staff Author: Tierney King Topics: Product Design and...
Artificial Intelligence Can Predict Survival of Ovarian Cancer Patients
Medical Design Technology - 19 Feb 2019 17:00
News The artificial intelligence software, created by researchers, has been able to predict the prognosis of patients with ovarian cancer more accurately than current methods. It can also predict what treatment would be ...