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Researcher Wants to Protect Confidential Information from Cyber Attacks
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 17:32
News Remi Chou, an assistant professor in electrical engineering and computer science at Wichita State University, has received a two-year, $156,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research to... Contribut...
5G Presents Security Challenge for Telecom Operators
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 17:36
News While Washington's concerns that future 5G wireless networks could be vulnerable to spying by China have dominated headlines, businesses have long been pushing to make sure the technology is as secure as possible......
Research shows link between rise of European populism and vaccine hesitancy
EurekAlert! - 1 Mar 2019 09:00
(Queen Mary University of London) There is a significant association between the rise of populism across Europe and the level of mistrust around vaccines, according to a study by Queen Mary University of London.
First Look Episode 11: MAX77801/MAX77816
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 20:20
Videos Welcome to First Look, brought to you by DigiKey and Maxim Integrated. One challenging issue in the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud-enabled applications is maximizing battery... Contributed Author: Design Group...
Huawei Pleads Not Guilty to Trade Secrets Charges in Seattle
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 19:37
News The Chinese tech giant Huawei pleaded not guilty Thursday to U.S. trade-theft charges in a case that has heightened a trade dispute between the world's two largest economies. Contributed Author: Gene Johnson, AP New...
IoT Device Security Startup NanoLock Wins GSMA's 4YFN Competition
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 19:17
News Israel-based NanoLock Security won the GSMA's Four Years From Now (4YFN) competition in Barcelona this week for the company's low-cost security and management platform for connected edge and IoT devices. Staff Autho...
3D Model of a Bat's Flight May Inspire More Agile Drones
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 18:08
News Scientists are once again drawing from their tried-and-true muse, nature. This time, bats are the subject, since their precision and long-duration flying could help develop more nimble drones and aerial vehicles... ...
I Became an Engineer: Because of the Air Force Technical Applications Center
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 18:06
Blog When I was a senior in high school, I really had no direction and no idea what I would grow up to be. I was a pretty good student, excelling in math and physics but I still needed a nudge to decide what to do after....
Boeing Introduces Its Unmanned Military Defense Drone
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 18:04
News Boeing has unveiled its newest unmanned platform, the Airpower Teaming System. Built by Boeing Australia, the military drone will complement existing military aircraft, and extend airborne missions... Staff Author: ...
Miniature Highway and Cars Used for Experiments in Cooperative Driving
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 18:00
Videos Researchers at the University of Cambridge are playing with mini racecars to potentially operate as an experimental testbed for experiments in cooperative driving. The testbed has a total of 16 miniature Ackermann...
No Wires, More Cuddles: Sensors are First to Monitor Babies in NICU Without Wires
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 18:00
News A research team has developed a pair of soft, flexible wireless sensors that replace the tangle of wire-based sensors that currently monitor babies in hospitals' neonatal intensive care units and pose a barrier to p...
US Cellular Taps Ericsson for 5G Equipment
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 17:59
News The U.S. Cellular deal brings Ericsson's tally of publicly announced 5G contracts to 14, four of which were announced this week during MWC 2019 in Barcelona. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Carriers
COMAN+ Takes Human-Robot Interaction to Next Level
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 18:00
News Imagine a humanoid robot able to help industry workers carry heavy objects around or to assist doctors in their physiotherapy sessions. Such versatile robots will soon be a reality thanks to work under the EU-funded...
Making Flight Safer with the "Internet of Airplanes"
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 17:50
News Researchers envision a future in which airplanes in flight share sensor data across an "internet of airplanes" to improve safety and efficiency. But when nodes in the network move at the speed of flight, realizing.....
Samsung Electronics Doubling Current Smartphone Storage Speed
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 17:44
News Samsung Electronics today announced that it has begun mass producing the industry's first 512-gigabyte (GB) embedded Universal Flash Storage (eUFS) 3.0 for next-generation mobile devices. In line with... Contributed...
Building Digitally, Living Digitally
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 17:44
Videos DFAB HOUSE has officially opened today on the NEST building of Empa and Eawag in Dübendorf. It is the world's first inhabited "house" that was not only digitally planned, but also - with the help of robots... Con...
Interactive Surfaces Enter a Whole New Dimension of Flexibility
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 17:42
Videos An "interactive surface" refers to an interface whose input and output share a common surface that can be manipulated intuitively with the fingers. However, ordinary multi-touch displays, e.g., liquid crystal... C...
Researchers Safeguard Hardware from Cyberattack
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 17:40
News Researchers have developed an algorithm that safeguards hardware from attacks to steal data. In the attacks, hackers detect variations of power and electromagnetic radiation in electronic devices' hardware... Contri...
S&T Launches Polar Scout Satellites Using SpaceX Falcon 9 Vehicle
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 17:38
News The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) launched two miniature cube-shaped satellites (CubeSats) into space on December 3, 2018, via the SpaceX Falcon... Contributed Author...
Flipping the View: New Microscope Offers Options for Drug Discovery, Safety
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 17:36
News A new type of microscope may give doctors a better idea of how safely and effectively a medication will perform in the body. A Purdue University team developed the microscope based on concepts of phase-contrast... C...
Rugged HDSCS Connectors Offer High Levels of Design Flexibility
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 17:35
Product Announcement TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, today presented its HDSCS connector series, a growing product line that offers solutions for applications where sealed, rugged connec...
Now You See Heat, Now You Don't
Medical Design Technology - 1 Mar 2019 17:34
News Hiding an object from heat-sensing cameras could be useful for military and technology applications as well as for research. Efforts to develop such a method have been underway for decades with varying... Contribute...