Medical News
Radar Sensor Module to Bring Added Safety to Autonomous Driving
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 17:14
News When a child runs out onto the road, the average human driver takes 1.6 seconds to hit the brake pedal. The reaction time is cut to 0.5 seconds for automated vehicles fitted with radar/lidar sensors and a camera sys...
Everything Will Connect to the Internet Someday, and This Biobattery Could Help Make That a Reality
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 17:35
News In the future, small paper and plastic devices will be able to connect to the internet for a short duration, providing information on everything from healthcare to consumer products, before they are thrown away... C...
Nanomaterial Safety on a Nano Budget
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 15:40
News With a little practice, it doesn't take much more than 10 minutes, a couple of bags and a big bucket to keep nanomaterials in their place... Contributed Author: Rice University Topics: Product Design and Development
Children's Brains Reorganize After Epilepsy Surgery to Retain Visual Perception
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 23:10
News Children can keep full visual perception--the ability to process and understand visual information--after brain surgery for severe epilepsy, according to a study funded by... Contributed Author: NIH/National Eye Ins...
Exercise Alleviates Symptoms of Autism, Mouse Study Says
Discover - 4 Jun 2019 22:49
(Credit: Andrew Burgess/Shutterstock) Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has no cure. And medications to treat the condition's core symptoms - anxiety, repetitive behaviors and difficulty engaging in social interactions like...
Laws of Physics Replace Trial and Error in New Approaches to Bioprinting
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 22:30
News 3-D printers can be used to make a variety of useful objects by building up a shape, layer by layer. Scientists have used this same technique to "bioprint" living tissues, including... Contributed Author: American I...
Using Sensors to Improve the Interaction Between Humans and Robots Walking Together
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 22:04
News Researchers at the BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant"Anna, Co-Robotics srl and Sheffield Hallam University have recently proposed a new approach to improve interactions between... Contributed Author: In...
2D Crystals Conforming to 3D Curves Create Strain for Engineering Quantum Devices
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 22:00
News A team led by scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory explored how atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) crystals can grow over 3D objects and how the curvature of those objects can str...
Researchers Explore Augmented ACL Reconstruction Procedure
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 21:36
News An innovative procedure that explores the use of amnion, bone marrow concentrate and suture tape in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction may result in earlier return to... Contributed Author: Marshall Uni...
Chemists Could Make 'Smart Glass' Smarter By Manipulating it at the Nanoscale
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 20:52
News Colorado State University chemists have devised a potentially major improvement to both the speed and durability of smart glass by providing a better understanding of how the glass works at... Contributed Author: Co...
Congress Launches Big Tech Antitrust Probe
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 19:21
News On Monday, the House Judiciary Committee announced a sweeping antitrust probe of unspecified technology companies . In a statement, it promised "a top-to-bottom review of the market power held by giant tech platform...
Nokia Boasts 42 Commercial 5G Pacts
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 19:19
News Nokia has inked 42 commercial 5G deals around the world, averaging one major contract pact each week since the end of March, the telecom equipment vendor said Monday. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Contracts
Apple Previews New Software as it Diversifies Beyond iPhones
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 19:17
News Apple, beset by falling iPhone sales, announced upcoming changes to its phone and computer software intended to highlight its increasing emphasis on digital services and to further position it as a fierce guardian o...
Lymphoma trial finds combination targeted therapy effective prior to chemotherapy
EurekAlert! - 4 Jun 2019 06:00
(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) Results of a Phase II clinical trial conducted at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center revealed that combination targeted therapy, consisting of rituximab, ...
FCC Releases Winning Bidders of 24 GHz, 28 GHz Spectrum Auctions
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 18:31
News AT&T and T-Mobile emerged as top bidders in the 24 GHz auction, also known as Auction 102, while Verizon unsurprisingly came away with the majority of available 28 GHz licenses in Auction 101. Staff Author: Bevin Fl...
A 3-D Printer Powered by Machine Vision and Artificial Intelligence
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 17:47
News Objects made with 3-D printing can be lighter, stronger, and more complex than those produced through traditional manufacturing methods. But several technical challenges must be overcome before 3-D printing... Contr...
Power Play: Why Is Industry Experiencing a Rise in Demand for 900 V Switcher ICs?
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 17:43
Blog Recently, we have seen an increasing demand for 900 V capability for their switching power converter ICs. We were initially surprised at this trend as, on the face of it, 900 V seemed to be greatly in excess... Cont...
UNH Alumni Team Wins $4 Million Grand Prize with Pioneering Technology for Ocean Mapping
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 17:18
Videos A team of alumni from the University of New Hampshire has won the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE, a global competition to advance deep-sea technologies for ocean floor exploration. The GEBCO-Nippon... Contributed Au...
It's Alive! UNH Researchers Create Innovative "Living" Bridge
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 17:12
Videos Engineers at the University of New Hampshire have designed a unique living laboratory on a heavily traveled iconic bridge which could change the way infrastructure is viewed. The Memorial Bridge, which links... Co...
Inexpensive Chip-Size Satellites Orbit Earth
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 17:09
News A decade ago, while still a Ph.D. student at Cornell University, Zac Manchester imagined building chip-scale satellites that might work together to study Earth or explore space. On June 3, as NASA Ames Research... C...
Tuesdays with Roger: Entner Talks Amazon and the Latest Turns in Sprint/T-Mobile Merger
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 16:58
Videos On this week's episode Recon Analytics' Roger Entner discusses reports that Amazon's interested in buying Sprint's Boost Mobile as the DOJ considers concessions for approval of a T-Mobile/Sprint combination. Staff...
ABN Now: Samsung's Robots Promote Healthy Habits
Medical Design Technology - 4 Jun 2019 16:56
Blog Good news! A new episode of ABN Now, an original news video platform that reports on the top stories in tech, has just been released. The latest episode's design segment focuses on Samsung's lineup of robots... Staf...