Medical News
Stanford Researchers Identify Brain Region Activated By Pokémon Characters
Medical Design Technology - 8 May 2019 17:25
Videos Stanford psychologists have identified preferential activation to Pokémon characters in the brains of people who played Pokémon videogames extensively as kids... Contributed Author: Stanford University Topics: M...
Emerging techniques for cardiovascular PET
EurekAlert! - 8 May 2019 06:00
(Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications) In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications volume 4, issue 1, pp. 13-24(12) ; DOI Austin A. Robinson, MD and Jamieson M. Bourque, MD, MHS from the C...
Survey: New moms often overlook critical postpartum care during 'fourth trimester'
EurekAlert! - 8 May 2019 06:00
(MediaSource) A new mom's world is forever changed when her baby arrives. Priorities often shift from themselves to their children, and their own health can fall to the bottom of their to-do lists during the months after...
Investment Firms Taking Zayo Private in $14.3B Deal
Medical Design Technology - 8 May 2019 21:33
News Zayo is set to become a private company, announcing Wednesday that investment firms Digital Colony and EQT Infrastructure agreed to acquire the communications infrastructure provider in a deal valued at $14.3 billio...
Verizon Touts Virtualization Achievement, Builds Toward Single-Digit Latency
Medical Design Technology - 8 May 2019 20:57
News Verizon has notched another achievement in its network virtualization efforts, with successful tests paving the way for commercialization of edge computing and network slicing technologies. Staff Author: Bevin Fletc...
Sprint Loses 189K Postpaid Phone Subs, Warns of Woes Without T-Mobile Merger
Medical Design Technology - 8 May 2019 20:46
News As Sprint reported its quarterly financial results Tuesday, executives warned investors that without the pending T-Mobile deal, the U.S.'s fourth-largest carrier will become less of a nationwide competitor. Staff Au...
Adaptive Cruise Control Vehicles Create Phantom Traffic Jams in Road Test
Medical Design Technology - 8 May 2019 20:30
News A new, open-road test of adaptive cruise control demonstrated that the feature, designed to make driving easier by continuously adjusting a vehicle's speed in response to the car ahead, doesn't yet solve the... Cont...
Scientists Heal Damaged Donor Lungs, Giving Hope to Waitlisted Patients
Discover - 8 May 2019 20:00
As a lung transplant surgeon, Matt Bacchetta has watched countless patients wait for an organ, only to not get one. About 80 percent of donor lungs are not in good enough to shape to use. Now Bacchetta and a team of rese...
Novel Artificial Intelligence Method Predicts Future Risk of Breast Cancer
Medical Design Technology - 8 May 2019 19:35
News Researchers from two major institutions have developed a new tool with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) methods to predict a woman's future risk of breast cancer, according to a new study published in the journ...
Novel Method for Improving Imaging Techniques in Geophysical and Material Studies
Medical Design Technology - 8 May 2019 16:41
News One of the remarkable aspects of science is its ability to extend our sense of perception beyond touch and sight, often using the information provided by the "scattering" of waves... Contributed Author: Tokyo Univer...
5G-Ready Dual Band Microwave Antennas as a Proven Alternative to Fibre Backhaul
Medical Design Technology - 8 May 2019 16:30
Product Announcement Radio Frequency Systems (RFS), a global designer and manufacturer of total-package solutions for wireless and broadcast infrastructure, announces it is first to market with its family of innovative d...
Latest Material from Markforged Has Superhuman Power
Medical Design Technology - 8 May 2019 16:00
Product Announcement Markforged, a manufacturer of metal and carbon fiber 3D printers, announced the availability of Onyx FR, a new, V-0 rated flame-retardant material designed for industries like aerospace, automotive, ...
AI Model Helps Predict TB Resistance
Medical Design Technology - 8 May 2019 16:00
News One of the greatest challenges in treating tuberculosis--the top infectious killer worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)--is the bacterium's ability to shapeshift rapidly and become resistant t...
Watch This Robot Walk Across a Path of Unsteady Cinder Blocks
Medical Design Technology - 8 May 2019 15:02
Videos Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot is one for theatrics, such as flaunting its parkour skills and sticking a backflip. IHMC Robotics used Atlas to test out its algorithms, which bestowed the robot with some measured... ...
Artificial Intelligence Improves Power Transmission
Medical Design Technology - 8 May 2019 14:54
News To integrate volatile renewable sources into the energy supply, capacities of the power grid have to be increased. The need for new lines can be reduced by better utilization of existing lines as a function of weath...
A Step Closer to Future 5G Smartphones with the World's First Antenna-on-Display
Medical Design Technology - 8 May 2019 14:52
News It has been few years since physical key boards have been replaced by on-screen touch sensors for wireless devices such as cellular phones. This even-tually triggered the modern day smartphone-era by... Contributed ...
The Next Big (Small) Thing In Your Home: Smart Speakers with Projected Display
Medical Design Technology - 8 May 2019 14:40
Article Raise your hand if you have a device like an Amazon Echo, Google Home, Apple HomePod, or Sonos One in your home. What about two or more? In fact, the market for smart speakers and smart displays... Contributed Au...
Rapid Heating Equipment for Semiconductor Devices Using Innovative Wireless Lamp
Medical Design Technology - 8 May 2019 14:40
News The wireless lamp is excellent in energy saving, durability and maintainability, and it can be expected to be developed into a new heating device that is unprecedented. They published online on February 7, 2019... C...
Beyond the Metal: Investigating Soft Robots at NASA Langley
Medical Design Technology - 8 May 2019 14:38
Videos Into the Spiderverse's newest crew of villains include a brilliant scientist named Doctor Octopus who uses flexible robotic arms to commit her dastardly deeds. Her bionic arms can throw objects, aid her in moving....
Constellation of Weather Satellites to Cover the Globe
Medical Design Technology - 8 May 2019 14:30
News Want more accurate weather forecasts? You're in luck: Last month, researchers at CU Boulder saw the fruits of their labors launch aboard a new satellite. That satellite is the first in a planned fleet of Earth-orbit...
DOD Medical Labs Develop Technologies to Save Lives, Enhance Performance
Medical Design Technology - 8 May 2019 14:25
News One of many areas Defense Department research labs focus on is medicine. Some of their innovative work was on display April 25 during the third biennial DOD Lab Day at the Pentagon. More than 92,000 service... Contr...
Academics Show How to Create a Spotlight of Sound with LEGO-Like Bricks
Medical Design Technology - 8 May 2019 14:20
News Academics have created devices capable of manipulating sound in the same way as light - creating exciting new opportunities in entertainment and public communication. Researchers at the universities of Sussex... Con...