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Features: Design
Anim won back-to-back recognition when the Professional Organization of Woman of Excellence Recognized (P.O.W.E.R) named her 2019 Engineer of the Year.
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Pressure transducers, check valves, connectors, and more.
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Wearable sensors would be placed near the tear duct or mouth to collect biofluid samples.
Technology Leaders: Medical
There are no true "medical robots," says an industry expert. Here's why.
R&D: Imaging
A research team has developed a portable device that produces high-resolution 3D images of human skin within 10 minutes. The team says the portable skin mapping (imaging) device could be used to assess the...
R&D: Materials
Researchers have demonstrated that a family of self-sterilizing polymers are effective at inactivating coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19.
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A cost-efficient COVID-19 antibody test costs less than $2 per test and is used with a desktop detection system that is suitable for point-of-care situations like clinics and physician offices.
Features: Materials
Nowak has been in Statistical Process Control for 30 years.
Briefs: Regulations/Standards
Regulatory changes have allowed these essential healthcare professionals to step in and help out more independently.
Briefs: Medical
A phased approach helps maximize return on investment.
From the Editor: Photonics/Optics
This year, our two winners both represent new imaging capabilities for medical devices.
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Imagine a world where, instead of a physical warehouse full of actual products, you have an entire digital warehouse of design files.
Briefs: Materials
New polymer promises localized pain control for critical first four days.
Features: Electronics & Computers
The growing digitalization of healthcare systems is increasing the complexity of the tasks connected devices must fulfill — particularly the handling of highly sensitive data.
Briefs: Aerospace
Specialized computational algorithms provide for highly efficient DNA sequence analysis.
Global Innovations: Medical
Researchers have developed a smartphone-controlled soft brain implant that can be recharged wirelessly from outside the body.
From the Editor: Wearables
Mobility tech also provides help to those with physical or cognitive challenges.
Products: Energy
Curable adhesives, thermoelectric coolers, DC power supplies, and more.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Batteries must meet high power capacity, small physical size, and reliability requirements.
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A textile sensor can detect pressure points on the socket of a prosthetic limb.
Briefs: Medical
The materials are suitable for use in soft tissue repair or flexible bioelectronics.
R&D: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A silicone aorta can reduce how hard patients’ hearts have to pump.
Features: Wearables
The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a new period of growth for wearables.
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A new range of high-precision, low-profile medical sensors is available from TDK Corporation.
Features: Medical
More than ever, women are making a huge impact in medical science and engineering.
Features: Photonics/Optics
Barton's lab designs miniature endoscopes for the early detection of ovarian cancer.
Features: Medical
Chen unexpectedly discovered that certain proteins detect DNA.
Features: Medical
Levy-Schreier managed a cybersecurity department that employed some of Israel’s best software engineers.
Features: Design
Mulherin helped to bring the CellSearch circulating tumor cell instruments and kits to the market.
Features: Medical
Zhao's team looks to find the presence of both COVID-19 antigens and antibodies in lateral flow or PCR tests.
Features: Materials
Ponti was part of a team that scaled the production of SARS rapid antigen tests to detect and diagnose COVID-19 infections.
Features: Medical
Rueda and her team developed face shields and N95 respirators to support the need for PPE in hospitals.
Features: Physical Sciences
Abernethy's most rewarding moments have always been in the day-to-day care of cancer patients.
Features: Medical
Bryant shares some patient success stories and reflects on her career in the medical-device industry.
Features: Wearables
Hearing loss affects over 48 million people. This fact drives Oliver forward.
News: Medical
Medical device M&A deals, led by Koninklijke Philips’ $2.8 billion acquisition of BioTelemetry, totaled $4.5 billion in Q4 2020, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
Blog: Wearables
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that adults get at least seven hours of sleep per night, and in recent years, consumers have had the choice of a proliferating number of...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
One day, a wearable, bioelectronic device could wirelessly transmit a person’s vital signs — potentially providing critical information for early detection of health issues such as COVID-19...
INSIDER: Medical
Rapid COVID-19 tests are on the rise to deliver results faster to more people, and scientists need an easy, foolproof way to know that these tests work...
INSIDER: Medical
Wearable devices can identify COVID-19 cases earlier than traditional diagnostic methods and can help track and improve management of the disease, researchers...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
COVID-19 can be diagnosed in 55 minutes or less with the help of programmed magnetic nanobeads and a diagnostic tool that plugs into an off-the-shelf cell phone. Engineers have...
News: Test & Measurement
Sotera Health, a global provider of mission-critical sterilization and lab-testing and advisory services, has acquired Montana-based BioScience Laboratories. This acquisition expands...
Industry News: Medical
March 2021 — News and updates from the medical technology community.
INSIDER: Medical
Researchers have developed an easy way to make millirobots by coating objects with a glue-like magnetic spray. Driven by the magnetic field, the coated objects...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Robots that could take on basic healthcare tasks to support the work of doctors and nurses may be the way of the future. Who knows, maybe a medical robot can prescribe your medicine someday?...
INSIDER: Medical
Working with computer simulations, researchers have developed a concept for a soft-bodied robot that can turn rigid on demand. The approach could enable a new generation of robots that combine the...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
In the era of social distancing, using robots for some healthcare interactions is a promising way to reduce in-person contact between healthcare workers and sick patients. However, a key...
Podcasts: Medical
In this episode of our Here's an Idea podcast, we speak to engineers who are building a variety of wearables. And some sensors blend in more than others.
Blog: Medical
A new camera module with quadruple the resolution of its predecessor, at 400 × 400, or 160 Kpixels, provides clear images inside the body’s farthest recesses....
INSIDER: Design
A new saliva-based COVID-19 is less invasive than many of the traditional nasal swab tests in use, and researchers say it is sensitive, specific, and can deliver results at a lower...
INSIDER: Medical
A team of researchers has developed a low-cost, mass-producible ventilator to help address the worldwide shortage. Because the ventilator is developed specifically for...
INSIDER: Medical
A pinprick test accurately measures the concentration of coronavirus antibodies in blood in under one hour. And it’s cheap — costing about tenth of current tests.
INSIDER: Design
A new study shows for the first time that lab-created heart valves implanted in young lambs for a year were capable of growth within the recipient. The valves also showed reduced...
Blog: Design
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has launched a new surveillance solution designed to deliver fast and highly reliable insight into the presence of in-air pathogens, including...
Trivia: Physical Sciences
To help treat the Spanish Flu, people would inhale what?
Top Stories
INSIDER: Medical
Brain Implant Enables Safer Drug Delivery
Features: Medical
Built to Adapt: Rethinking Contract Manufacturing for a New Era
Podcasts: Design
Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care
From the Editor: Medical
From The Editor: Charting the Technologies That Will Shape Medtech in 2026
Features: Materials
OEM Toll Processing Advances High-Value Products
Podcasts: Medical
Ask the Expert
John Chandler on Achieving Quality Motion Control
FAULHABER MICROMO brings together the highest quality motion technologies and value-added services, together with global engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing, to deliver top quality micro motion solutions. With 34 years’ experience, John Chandler injects a key engineering perspective into all new projects and enjoys working closely with OEM customers to bring exciting new technologies to market.
Webcasts
Podcasts: Medical
How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Design
Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices
Podcasts: Design
Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care
On-Demand Webinars: Medical
Understanding Testing and Compliance Requirements for Wireless Medical Devices
Podcasts: AR/AI
Personalized Medicine and Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Inside Story
Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
Eurofins Medical Device Testing (MDT) provides a full scope of testing services. In this interview, Eurofins’ experts, Sunny Modi, PhD, Director of Package Testing; and Elizabeth Sydnor, Director of Microbiology; answer common questions on medical device packaging and sterilization.
