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Image and Patient Data Without Technological Obstacles
Medical Design Technology - 5 Apr 2019 18:00
Article Until recently, Dornbirn Hospital was using conventional OR towers with only one monitor for visual support during medical interventions. Ideally however, surgeons and assisting staff should have separate display...
That's 'Sew' Smart! Scientists Invent Threads to Detect Gases When Woven into Clothing
Medical Design Technology - 5 Apr 2019 18:00
News Tufts University engineers have developed a novel fabrication method to create dyed threads that change color when they detect a variety of gases. The researchers demonstrated that the threads can be read visually.....
DFG to fund 6 new Research Units
EurekAlert! - 5 Apr 2019 08:00
(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft is establishing six new Research Units.
Sensors that Mimic Skin Could Innovate Wound Care
Medical Design Technology - 5 Apr 2019 18:00
News Skin-inspired sensors that attach to the skin could help monitor wound users in real time. Researchers hope their sensors can innovate wound care and perhaps be implanted into internal organs... Staff Author: Tierne...
Transparent Wood Offers Eco-Friendly Alternative to Building Material
Medical Design Technology - 5 Apr 2019 18:00
Videos A new type of transparent wood that transmits light, and absorbs and releases heat could provide modern architecture with a new way to save on energy costs. The material can withstand heavy loads and is biodegrada...
Breakthrough in Time and Cost Production of Complex Aircraft Parts
Medical Design Technology - 5 Apr 2019 18:00
Product Announcement herone GmbH, has been declared a winner in the 2019 JEC Innovation Awards, in the Aerospace application category. The winning application was the company's all-thermoplastic drive-shaft system overmo...
XL Transport Container Protects da Vinci SP, Xi, and EndoWrist Laparoscopic Instruments
Medical Design Technology - 5 Apr 2019 18:00
News InstruSafe's XL Transport Container has set higher standards for how surgical instruments are organized, sterilized, transported, and stored... Contributed Author: InstruSafe Topics: Surgical Products
Researchers Have Invented a Quieter Airplane Toilet
Medical Design Technology - 5 Apr 2019 18:00
News Airplane toilets are loud. For some, they are downright terrifying. But chin up, frequent flyers, because a group of Brigham Young University physicists have figured out how to make them quieter... Contributed Autho...
Robotic Arm Grabs and Tosses Objects More Accurately Than Researchers
Medical Design Technology - 5 Apr 2019 18:00
Videos A team at Google, in collaboration with individuals from Columbia, Princeton, and MIT Universities, have created a robot that can pick out objects from a bin and toss it into another specified bin... Staff Author:...
Drones Gather Intel on Supercell Thunderstorms
Medical Design Technology - 5 Apr 2019 17:06
News Supercell thunderstorms are terrifying natural marvels that carry high risks of lethality and devastation. To improve prediction and reduce "false alarm" tornado warnings, researchers are planning an investigation.....
Moldworx Offers Unique Manufacturing Solutions to Medical Device Manufacturers
Medical Design Technology - 5 Apr 2019 17:00
News Moldworx has perfected the design and building of molds to inject medical grade plastic around stainless steel needles as small as 0.012 in (0.305 mm), as well as the automation for their new project... Contributed ...
New Family of Glass Good for Lenses
Medical Design Technology - 5 Apr 2019 17:00
News A new composition of germanosilicate glass created by adding zinc oxide has properties good for lens applications, according to Penn State researchers. This marks the discovery of a novel glass family... Contributed...
Telerehabilitation Benefits Patients with Late-Stage Cancers
Medical Design Technology - 5 Apr 2019 17:00
News Recent research suggests that remotely delivering rehabilitation services to patients with late-stage cancer improves their physical function, pain and quality of life while allowing them to spend less time in hospi...
Highly Economical LED Street Lights Tested in Practice
Medical Design Technology - 5 Apr 2019 16:50
News Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a novel, even more economical LED street light. They replaced conventional high-performance diodes by a special array of weaker LEDs... Contribut...
Part 2: Microcontrollers and Microprocessors Continue Rapid Market Growth
Medical Design Technology - 5 Apr 2019 16:50
Article Suppliers of microprocessors and microcontrollers continue to gear up for new applications and more demanding performance requirements with a number of recent announcements... Contributed Author: Mike Botta, cont...
Researchers Quantify the Impact of Autonomous Vehicles on Traffic
Medical Design Technology - 5 Apr 2019 16:48
Videos Researchers of the UWICORE laboratory, of the Department of Communications Engineering and the I3E Engineering Research Centre of the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, have proven that the... Contribute...
ReadID Is Used by UK Home Office for EU Settlement Scheme
Medical Design Technology - 5 Apr 2019 16:46
News InnoValor announces that its flagship software product ReadID is used by the UK Home Office to enable EU citizens obtaining UK immigration status after Brexit by using a smartphone app. This new digital... Contribut...
On the Job: Rise of the New-Collar Worker
Medical Design Technology - 5 Apr 2019 16:45
Blog The term "new-collar worker" is becoming increasingly important in the STEM lexicon as advances in technology fields ranging from artificial intelligence (AI) to the Internet of Things (IoT) continue to accelerate.....
What are the costs of continued smoking among patients with cancer?
EurekAlert! - 5 Apr 2019 08:00
(JAMA Network) This study was an economic evaluation and it used a model to examine the costs of subsequent cancer treatment associated with continued smoking by patients after their initial cancer treatment failed.
Autism brings qualities which help at home and at work, study shows
EurekAlert! - 5 Apr 2019 08:00
(University of Exeter) Autism enhances characteristics such as loyalty and focus which help those with the condition at work and in their relationships with others, experts have found.
Dentists underdiagnose when faced with time pressure, research shows
EurekAlert! - 5 Apr 2019 08:00
(University of Plymouth) Dentists can miss important details on X-rays when put under time pressure, according to new research led by the University of Plymouth.
Eyes reveal early Alzheimer's disease
EurekAlert! - 5 Apr 2019 08:00
(Northwestern University) Reduced blood capillaries in the back of the eye may be a new, noninvasive way to diagnose early cognitive impairment, the precursor to Alzheimer's disease in which individuals become forgetful,...