Medical News
Army Project Develops Agile Scouting Robots
Medical Design Technology - 29 May 2019 15:15
News In a research project for the U.S. Army, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley developed an agile robot, called Salto that looks like a Star Wars Imperial walker in miniature and may be able to... Co...
Doctoral thesis contributes to further study of incurable Wolfram syndrome
EurekAlert! - 29 May 2019 06:00
(Estonian Research Council) In the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tartu, the first animal testings were conducted using antioxidant peptides designed and synthesised by scientists in Tartu, which may reduce oxi...
HGF-inhibitory macrocyclic peptide -- mechanisms and potential cancer theranostics
EurekAlert! - 29 May 2019 06:00
(Kanazawa University) Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is involved in cancer progression through MET receptor signaling. Here, HiP-8, a 12 amino-acid macrocyclic peptide, was identified to selectively recognize active HGF....
Primary Care Specialist Discusses AI Enhancing the Human Connection in Medicine
Medical Design Technology - 29 May 2019 23:55
News Artificial intelligence promises to transform medicine. It is already diagnosing cancers and arrhythmias, providing digital health coaching and predicting which patients are at the highest risk of... Contributed Aut...
High Levels of 'Bad' Cholesterol Tied to Early-Onset Alzheimer's
Discover - 29 May 2019 23:45
New research suggests that LDL cholesterol may play a role in developing early-onset Alzheimer's disease. (Credit: Atthapon Raksthaput/Shutterstock) Most of us know that high levels of "bad" cholesterol in our blood can ...
Research Explains How Eyes See Continuously in Bright Light
Medical Design Technology - 29 May 2019 23:21
News A study by researchers from the UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute describes a molecular pathway that helps our eyes see continuously in bright light. The findings help... Contributed Author: University of California, L...
3D Printing Produces Artificial Corneas Similar to Human Ones
Medical Design Technology - 29 May 2019 23:14
News A team of researchers from several universities have succeeded in 3D printing an artificial cornea, using bioink comprising decellularized corneal stroma and stem cells. The cornea is biocompatible and... Staff Auth...
First ICESat-2 Global Data Released: Ice, Forests and More
Medical Design Technology - 29 May 2019 23:00
Videos More than a trillion new measurements of Earth's height - blanketing everything from glaciers in Greenland, to mangrove forests in Florida, to sea ice surrounding Antarctica - are now available to the public... Co...
STMicroelectronics Raises Performance, Efficiency, and Security of Next-Generation Digital Power Applications with STM32G4 Microcontrollers
Medical Design Technology - 29 May 2019 23:00
Product Announcement As the latest smart electronic products add extra sensor-driven features and adopt higher-efficiency power technologies such as silicon carbide or gallium nitride to save energy, STMicroelectronics (...
New York State Winters Could Pose Solar Farm 'Ramping' Snag for Power Grid
Medical Design Technology - 29 May 2019 21:48
News While utility-scale solar farms throughout New York state could potentially reduce summer electricity demand from conventional sources by up to 9.6 percent in some places, Cornell University engineers caution... Con...
Copenhagen Researchers Break Quantum Limit in Precision of Force and Position Measurements
Medical Design Technology - 29 May 2019 21:22
News Researchers of the Schliesser Lab at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have pushed the precision of force and position measurements into a... Contributed Author: University of Copenhagen Topics: Te...
FCC 24 GHz Auction Wraps Up, Raising More than $2B
Medical Design Technology - 29 May 2019 20:28
News The FCC on Tuesday announced the conclusion of its second high-band 5G spectrum auction, with all but five of nearly 3,000 offered licenses in the 24 GHz band securing winning bids. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topi...
Chemists Build a Better Cancer-Killing Drill
Medical Design Technology - 29 May 2019 20:06
Videos An international team of scientists is getting closer to perfecting molecule-sized motors that drill through the surface of cancer cells, killing them in an instant. Researchers at Rice University, Durham (U.K.) U...
Huawei Asks Court to Rule US Security Law Unconstitutional
Medical Design Technology - 29 May 2019 19:34
News Fighting to maintain its access to major markets for next-generation communications, Chinese tech giant Huawei is challenging the constitutionality of a U.S. law that limits its sales of telecom equipment. Contribut...
COTA Signs Research Collaboration Agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Medical Design Technology - 29 May 2019 16:51
News COTA, Inc., has signed a two-year Research Collaboration Agreement (RCA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Information Exchange and Data Transformation (INFORMED) Program, the... Contributed Author: C...
Embedded Within: LoRa Radio Basics for Wireless Sensor Designs
Medical Design Technology - 29 May 2019 15:45
Blog The long range (LoRa) technology is setting in motion a transformation for wireless sensors long waiting for radios that expand the range and lower the power bar. Along with LoRa baseband and transceiver chips... Co...
Spacex Satellites Pose New Headache for Astronomers
Medical Design Technology - 29 May 2019 18:54
News It looked like a scene from a sci-fi blockbuster: an astronomer in the Netherlands captured footage of a train of brightly-lit SpaceX satellites ascending through the night sky this weekend, stunning space enthusias...
Experts Develop Nanolasers on Silicon
Medical Design Technology - 29 May 2019 18:30
Videos Researchers at Cardiff University have shown tiny light-emitting nanolasers less than a tenth of the size of the width of a human hair can be integrated into silicon chip design. The photonic band-edge lasers... C...
Japan Law Loosens Rules for Self-Driving Cars
Medical Design Technology - 29 May 2019 17:44
News Stuck in traffic on a Japanese highway? If you're in a self-driving car you might be able to kick back with a sandwich and check your phone under new legislation in the country. The law, passed Tuesday and... Contri...
Scientists Find a Way to Increase the Capacity of Energy Sources for Portable Electronics
Medical Design Technology - 29 May 2019 17:41
News Scientists from Skoltech, Moscow State University (MSU) and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) have proposed a new approach to replacing carbon atoms with nitrogen atoms in the supercapacitor's... Con...
Lattice sensAI Delivers 10X Performance Boost for Low Power, Smart IoT Devices at the Edge
Medical Design Technology - 29 May 2019 17:37
Product Announcement Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC), the low power programmable leader, today announced major performance and design flow enhancements for its award-winning Lattice sensAI⢠solutions s...
Wireless IoT Designs and the Evolution of RF Modules
Medical Design Technology - 29 May 2019 15:50
Article RF modules have become a crucial element in the adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) for a broad array of applications ranging from battery-operated IP security cameras to point-of-sale (PoS) scanners... Cont...