Medical News
Start of phase II clinical trial in four types of terminal cancers
EurekAlert! - 7 Jan 2020 07:00
(N.N.Aleksandrov National Cancer Center of Belarus) N. N. The Alexandrov National Cancer Centre begins phase II case-control clinical trial of its immuno-oncology agent, Elenagen. Inoperable late-stage cancer patients wi...
AI Therapeutics announces significant progress on LAM-001 and LAM-004 programs
EurekAlert! - 7 Jan 2020 07:00
(CG Life) AI Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that has created an artificial intelligence-driven drug development platform for matching drugs to new indications. The company has made significant...
PMD-MXT series 32-channel thermocouple scanner indicator
Medical Design Technology - 7 Jan 2020 20:58
The Sensor Connection, a division of Harold G. Schaevitz Industries LLC, has expanded its line of measurement and control instrumentation with the addition of the model PMD-MXT series of thermocouple scanner indicators. ...
AI module billed as world's smallest
Medical Design Technology - 7 Jan 2020 23:50
Murata Electronics Americas announced today that it has created the world's smallest artificial intelligence (AI) module in partnership with Google - the Coral Accelerator Module. The custom-designed module packages Goog...
Partner program aims to accelerate adoption of IoT
Medical Design Technology - 7 Jan 2020 20:47
At CES 2020, Avnet is launching a new Partner Program designed to provide developers with a place to build complete IoT solutions, enabling them to scale their business in a quick and cost-effective manner. Using Avnet's...
Linear driver allows more LEDs to be driven from low supply voltage
Medical Design Technology - 7 Jan 2020 20:41
Diodes Incorporated announced the BCR430UW6 linear LED driver with ultra-low dropout voltage and constant current regulation between 5mA and 100mA. This combination allows more LEDs to be driven from a low supply voltage...
Localization chip integrates triple-band RTK/GNSS receiver and triple-redundant inertial sensor
Medical Design Technology - 7 Jan 2020 20:38
Acienna announced the availability of the new ACEINNA OpenRTK330L, a low cost, state-of-the-art, high-performance triple-band RTK/GNSS receiver with built-in triple-redundant inertial sensors. Designed to replace the exp...
The proving ring - An alternative to dead-weight calibration, Part 1
Medical Design Technology - 7 Jan 2020 20:27
The proving ring implements a simple principle of physics to provide precise and tangible indication of applied weight ranging up to hundreds of thousands of pounds. Engineers who work with sensor-based data acquisition ...
Fault-tolerant inertial measurement unit targets industrial apps
Medical Design Technology - 7 Jan 2020 19:42
TDK Corporation launches a new high performance and fault-tolerant InvenSense inertial measurement unit (IMU) family targeted at industrial applications. The new products, IIM-46234 and IIM-46230, include multiple 6-axis...
Low-power Arduino boards handle industrial temperature ranges
Medical Design Technology - 7 Jan 2020 19:31
At CES 2020 Arduino announced the low-power new Arduino Portenta Family. Designed for demanding industrial applications, AI edge processing and robotics, it features a new standard for open high-density interconnect to s...
Driver monitoring IC checks drowsiness/distraction for NCAP requirements
Medical Design Technology - 7 Jan 2020 18:25
Seeing Machines has launched a variant of its FOVIO Driver Monitoring (FOVIO) chip solution which has been developed to specifically address the European New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) requirements for driver drowsine...
How to measure CCD and CMOS image sensor qualities
Medical Design Technology - 7 Jan 2020 17:07
Today, about 95% of all digital cameras use CMOS image sensors with the rest employing CCDs. From the standpoint of sensor outputs, the main difference between CMOS and CCD sensors is that each pixel in a CMOS sensor has...
SDK speeds iOS holographic multi-dimensional volumetric rendering work
Medical Design Technology - 7 Jan 2020 16:49
IKIN announced it is creating an SDK for iOS holographic rendering, with professional services support from Unity Technologies. The SDK will facilitate the deployment of multi-dimensional, volumetric rendering for iOS de...
Automotive-grade modules include 5G NR sub-6GHz module
Medical Design Technology - 7 Jan 2020 16:38
Quectel Wireless Solutions announced today a series of new communication modules targeting the 5G connected car sector at CES 2020. Quectel’s new automotive-grade modules include the AG550Q, a new 5G New Radio (5G NR) ...
Automotive display PMIC takes the place of four discrete ICs
Medical Design Technology - 7 Jan 2020 16:28
Designers of automotive electronic systems can now increase the number of displays per vehicle while reducing design complexity by using the MAX16923 4-output display power IC with watchdog timer from Maxim Integrated Pr...
Hybrid surge protectors integrate MOV and GDT technologies
Medical Design Technology - 7 Jan 2020 16:14
Bourns, Inc. announced the Bourns Model 1202 Series. This Type 1 hardwired hybrid surge protective device (SPD) is designed for AC infrastructure applications. Bourns engineers have combined the company’s fast-respondi...
Hi-rez image sensors for mobile cameras feature 48 MP density and 1.2-micron pixels
Medical Design Technology - 7 Jan 2020 16:11
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. announced at CES the OV48C, a 48 megapixel (MP) image sensor with a large 1.2 micron pixel size to enable high resolution and excellent low light performance for flagship smartphone cameras....
E-paper displays deliver higher rez in larger formats
Medical Design Technology - 7 Jan 2020 16:06
Pervasive Displays (PDi) announces the introduction of the E24581JS084 5.8-inch and E2969JS084 9.7-inch tri-color Electronic Paper Display (EPD) modules offering high bi-stable image resolution of 134 dpi and 121 dpi res...
Evidence linking 'vaping' to increased odds of asthma and COPD
EurekAlert! - 7 Jan 2020 07:00
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Using data from a large federal government telephone survey of adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report evidence that inhaling heated tobacco vapor through e-cigarettes was linked to inc...
Correcting vaccine misinformation is a difficult process, study shows
EurekAlert! - 7 Jan 2020 07:00
(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Researchers found that vaccine misinformation in Danish media outlets from 2013-2016 led to HPV vaccinations dropping by 50.4%. An information campaign geared toward concerne...
Air pollution in childhood linked to schizophrenia
EurekAlert! - 7 Jan 2020 07:00
(Aarhus University) Children who grow up in areas with heavy air pollution have a higher risk of developing schizophrenia. This is the conclusion of a new study from the Danish psychiatry project, iPSYCH.
New Yorkers are initiating treatment earlier after HIV infection, study shows
EurekAlert! - 7 Jan 2020 07:00
(CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy) An analysis of 28,162 New Yorkers diagnosed with HIV found considerable progress in rapid treatment initiation. The time from diagnosis to treatment initiation de...