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Global Innovations: Medical
University of the Basque CountryLeioa, Spainwww.ehu.eus/en
Hydrogels with electrical and antibacterial properties suitable for neural interfaces have been created at the...
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Image Sensor Testing
Presto Engineering, San Jose, GA has developed a custom, computer-controlled testing solution that illuminates sections of CMOS image sensors wafers in turn. Integrating the results enables the...
Features: Software
When a medical device is placed on the market, it is critical for the manufacturer to demonstrate through appropriate Conformity Assessments (CAs) that the device complies with the Essential Requirements...
R&D: Medical
A nanoparticle-based technology could be used to improve the speed of diagnosis. This type of sensor could also be used to monitor whether antibiotic therapy has successfully treated the...
Technology Leaders: Materials
Around the world, people are living longer with more active lifestyles thanks to continuing advancements in medical technology. This evolution in technology stems from the development of...
Features: Packaging & Sterilization
As the medical device and engineering industry grows, there is also demand for better devices and equipment. Trends such as smaller and more...
Products: Medical
Motors and Gear Motors
Allied Motion Technologies, Amherst, NY, has released a line of fractional horsepower PMDC motors and gear motors. These Globe motors are available off-the-shelf or on short lead time through the company's...
R&D: Medical
Researchers have found a way to use the full beam of a laser light to control and manipulate minute objects such as single cells in a human body, tiny particles in small volume chemistry, or...
Features: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Biosensors and point-of-care devices are poised to change the delivery of healthcare. Biosensor technology can be used in cheap, disposable point-of-care devices, or it can be used to provide...
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Optical fibers make the Internet happen. They are fine threads of glass, as thin as a human hair, produced to transmit light. Optical fibers carry thousands of gigabits of data...
Briefs: Medical
Tablets and other mobile computing devices are part of everyday life, but using them can be difficult for people with paralysis. New research from the BrainGate...
Briefs: Medical
EXPLORER, the world's first medical imaging scanner that can capture a 3D picture of the whole human body at once, has produced its first scans.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
By using light waves instead of electric current to transmit data, photonic chips — circuits for light — have advanced fundamental research in many areas from timekeeping to telecommunications. But...
R&D: Medical
Device Allows Patients to Monitor and Control Anticoagulant Dose
Researchers have developed a biosensor device that allows them to monitor their anticoagulants such as Sintrom (aceno-coumarol). This device would allow the patient or doctor to regulate the dose and achieve the optimal effect, something key in people medicated with anticoagulants.
Features: Software
Long-term patient comfort is a key part in any implant surgeries. Accurate placements of implants, of knees, hips, and other medical devices, is crucial to reducing the risk of discomfort and the...
Briefs: Medical
Particle accelerators are usually large and costly, but that will soon change if researchers have their way. The Accelerator on a Chip International Program (AChIP), funded by the Gordon and Betty...
Features: Packaging & Sterilization
Device functionality is usually the starting point when designing devices. Another element that needs to be considered when designing devices and their subsequent components is...
Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Ultrasonic Welding Platform
Emerson, Danbury, CT, has launched a highly configurable ultrasonic welding platform. The Branson GSX is a modular system that enables users to execute precise and repeatable ultrasonic welds to...
R&D: Materials
Landmark test results suggest a promising class of sensors can be used in high-radiation environments and to advance important medical, industrial, and research applications.
INSIDER: Medical
New research finds that robotic arm rehabilitation in chronic stroke patients with aphasia, the loss of ability to understand or express speech, may promote speech and language...
INSIDER: Medical
Think of it as mathematics with a bite: Researchers at CU Boulder have uncovered the statistical rules that govern how gigantic colonies of fire ants form bridges, ladders and floating rafts....
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Researchers studied eight gait parameters in order to come up with a very sophisticated software program that uses an avatar to predict how much energy people use when they walk depending on...
INSIDER: Medical
A robot could become the weapon of choice for detecting and treating the most common cancer in men, improving results and reducing side effects. Scientists and mathematicians are working...
INSIDER: AR/AI
The constant movement of fish that seems random is actually precisely deployed to provide them at any moment with the best sensory feedback they need any to navigate the world,...
INSIDER: Medical
A new, low-cost wound dressing could dramatically speed up healing in a surprising way. The method leverages energy generated from a patient’s own body motions to apply gentle electrical pulses at...
INSIDER: Materials
To fulfill regulatory requirements, articles made from liquid silicone rubber must be post-cured, particularly if they are intended for sensitive applications. With a new...
INSIDER: Medical
A new artificial joint restores important wrist-like movements to forearm amputees, something that could dramatically improve their quality of life. The new artificial joint works instead with...
From the Editor: IoMT
The IoMT has ushered in a new era for connected medical technology. But battery life is often mentioned as one of the impediments to the...
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Ask the Expert
Eric Dietsch on the Benefits of Nitinol Wire
In collaboration with the Fort Wayne Metals Engineering team, Eric Dietsch focuses on supporting customers with material recommendations, product development, and education. Eric is available to help you and your company with any Nitinol-related questions or needs that you may have.
Webcasts
Editorial Webinars: Medical
Design for Miniaturization: Meeting the Demand for Smaller, Smarter, and More...
Summits: Medical
2026 Medical & Healthcare Robotics Summit (Online)
Podcasts: Medical
Making Telemedicine Work in Low-Connectivity Environments
Podcasts: Medical
Why the Next Medical Breakthrough May Come from Space
Webinars: Medical
How to Avoid Chemical Characterization Pitfalls in Medical Devices
Podcasts: Wearables
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.
