Medical News
Houston, We're Here to Help the Farmers
Medical Design Technology - 7 Mar 2019 17:40
News Farmers irrigating their crops may soon be getting some help from space. In 2018, scientists launched ECOSTRESS, a new instrument now attached to the International Space Station. Its mission: to gather... Contribute...
SHANK3: the good, the bad and the hopeful
EurekAlert! - 7 Mar 2019 09:00
(Baylor College of Medicine) New approach brings a better understanding of Phelan-McDermid syndrome and SHANK3.
Industry Groups Urge 'Light-touch' Framework, as Dems Introduce Net Neutrality Legislation
Medical Design Technology - 8 Mar 2019 00:18
News Democratic Congressional leaders on Wednesday announced a bill to reinstate net neutrality regulations aimed at internet service providers that were put in place in 2015 and later repealed in 2017 by the FCC. Staff ...
Germany to Require Suppliers of 5G Networks Be 'trustworthy'
Medical Design Technology - 7 Mar 2019 23:08
News German authorities have published a list of security requirements for telecoms networks amid concerns about the possible involvement of companies such as China's Huawei in future 5G infrastructure. Contributed Autho...
T-Mobile to Pilot Fixed Wireless Home Broadband Service Using 4G
Medical Design Technology - 7 Mar 2019 22:47
News T-Mobile said it will "soon begin" a pilot of fixed wireless home internet service using a 4G router connected to the operator's LTE network. It would later be upgraded to include 2.5 GHz spectrum and 5G-capable har...
Moderate alcohol consumption linked with high blood pressure
EurekAlert! - 7 Mar 2019 09:00
(American College of Cardiology) A study of more than 17,000 US adults shows that moderate alcohol consumption -- seven to 13 drinks per week -- substantially raises one's risk of high blood pressure, or hypertension, ac...
Op-Ed: America's Consumers Deserve Best-in-Class Privacy Protections
Medical Design Technology - 7 Mar 2019 20:53
Article Americans should not have to struggle to protect their privacy rights or to fulfill their privacy obligations in a legal environment that varies from state to state and is too complex to be easily understood by a...
China's Huawei Sues to Challenge US Security Law
Medical Design Technology - 7 Mar 2019 20:28
News Chinese tech giant Huawei is challenging a U.S. law that would limit its American sales of telecom equipment on security grounds as the company steps up efforts to preserve its access to global markets for next-gene...
Violin Redesign Hopes to Rival the Instruments of the Italian Masters
Medical Design Technology - 7 Mar 2019 18:18
News As a new student of the violin, I can tell you first hand that although it's a fun, fascinating endeavor, the instrument is certainly a challenge. And the design of this musical challenge has only been changed once....
A Martian Rock May Have Stopped One of InSight's Main Instruments
Medical Design Technology - 7 Mar 2019 18:17
News Last month, InSight placed its second instrument on Mars, the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3). The instrument's self-hammering spike (nicknamed mole) aims to dig 16 ft below the Martian surface... St...
Toyota Teams Up with Japan's Space Agency to Build Lunar Rover
Medical Design Technology - 7 Mar 2019 18:00
News Toyota Motor Corp. has teamed up with Japan's space agency in building lunar rovers that will travel to the Moon, according to officials and local media... Staff Author: Tierney King Topics: Product Design and Devel...
Pre-Order Your Flying Motorcycle that Flies 15,000 Feet in the Air
Medical Design Technology - 7 Mar 2019 18:00
Videos There's been a lot of talk about flying cars but what about flying motorcycles? Now, Jetpack Aviation (JPA) is taking pre-orders on a self-stabilizing, jet-turbine powered motorcycle that flies... Staff Author: Ti...
Intelligent WiFi Module Allows for IoT Design Flexibility
Medical Design Technology - 7 Mar 2019 18:00
Product Announcement Laird Connectivity has developed a comprehensive IoT platform solution in a rugged, cost-effective package. The Sterling-EWB is a high performance 2.4 GHz WLAN and Bluetooth combo module that makes.....
App Uses Smartphone Camera, Flashlight to Detect Diabetes
Medical Design Technology - 7 Mar 2019 18:00
News Type 2 diabetes is among the strongest risk factors for heart disease, yet up to one in three people living with diabetes don't know they have it and go untreated. But soon there may be an app for that... Contribute...
Digital Medicine System Provides Clinicians with Tool to Track and Manage Adherence for HIV Prevention Therapy
Medical Design Technology - 7 Mar 2019 18:00
News etectRx, a privately held digital health company, has announced that its ID-Cap System, an ingestion event monitoring technology, has been selected for a new study to observe adherence for the HIV prevention drug TR...
How Technology Can Help Those with Drug Addiction Achieve Sobriety
Medical Design Technology - 7 Mar 2019 18:00
Article Technology is changing how people talk about and refer to addiction. Instead of using the word "clean" when talking about abstaining from alcohol or drugs, the Triggr Health app uses the term "remission," which i...
A Complete Range of Industrial Switches with 22 mm Bushing
Medical Design Technology - 7 Mar 2019 17:58
Product Announcement Foremost Electronics, the Essex based specialist distributor of electromechanical components, now offers the IDEC CW range of pushbutton switches, pilot lights, selector and key switches in an ergono...
Ultra-Low Power Chips Help Make Small Robots More Capable
Medical Design Technology - 7 Mar 2019 17:54
Videos An ultra-low power hybrid chip inspired by the brain could help give palm-sized robots the ability to collaborate and learn from their experiences. Combined with new generations of low-power motors and sensors... ...
One Device, Many Frequencies: Argonne Researchers Create a Unique, Tiny Resonator
Medical Design Technology - 7 Mar 2019 17:52
News It's one thing for humans to lose track of time, but what happens when our clocks do? In an increasingly networked world, devices need to be more punctual than ever. To keep them running as we expect, they... Contri...
Autonomous Drones Can Help Search and Rescue After Disasters
Medical Design Technology - 7 Mar 2019 17:50
News When disasters happen - whether a natural disaster like a flood or earthquake, or a human-caused one like a mass shooting or bombing - it can be extremely dangerous to send first responders in, even though.. Contrib...
These Robots Are Small, Shape-Shifting, and They Adapt to Their Surroundings
Medical Design Technology - 7 Mar 2019 17:46
Videos With its low ceiling draped in soft, green netting, Jianguo Zhao's lab at the Colorado State University Powerhouse Energy Campus is hard to miss. Watch the lab's walking, grasping, flying, perching, shape-shifting...
Light from an Exotic Crystal Semiconductor Could Lead to Better Solar Cells
Medical Design Technology - 7 Mar 2019 17:44
News Scientists have found a new way to control light emitted by exotic crystal semiconductors, which could lead to more efficient solar cells and other advances in electronics, according to a Rutgers-led study in the......