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R&D: Medical
A new type of lab on a chip has the potential to become a clinical tool capable of detecting very small quantities of disease-causing bacteria in just minutes. The device is made of nanosized...
Briefs: AR/AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds real potential for improving both the speed and accuracy of medical diagnostics. But before clinicians can harness the power of AI to identify conditions...
R&D: Materials
Superlubricity — the state of ultra-low friction and wear — holds great promise for the reduction of frictional wear in mechanical and automatic devices.
R&D: Robotics, Automation & Control
A team of researchers has developed an integrated fabrication process that enables the design of soft robots on the millimeter scale with micrometer-scale features. To demonstrate the capabilities of their...
Features: Design
Every year, 50,000 Americans die from colorectal cancer, a common cancer that is easy to detect and can be effectively treated if caught in its earliest stages. Unfortunately, 38 percent of Americans...
Features: Sensors/Data Acquisition
When small and mid-sized medical device manufacturers envision a robot, many think of either huge industrial robots working in fenced-off areas in large factories or...
Features: Packaging & Sterilization
The European Commission defines personalized medicine as, “a medical approach tailored to the patient or a group of patients for prevention, prediction and treatment . . ....
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
Gear Measurement Software
Software from Werth, Giessen, Germany, enables the measurement of any involute gear, as well as worms, worm wheels, and face gears. The method can be used to measure internal and external...
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Resistance welding with direct current (DC) using inverter technology reduces costs by improving quality, reducing maintenance, and increasing productivity....
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Hold speed or hold velocity? How many machines today have it, and what does it do to the process?
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
As Ralph Colby peers at the microscope image in front of him, he thinks he can make them out — “shish kebabs,” as polymer scientists call them. Nobody knows for sure what they are,...
Features: Tubing & Extrusion
Plastics are incredibly versatile. There are thousands of types available to satisfy a myriad of medical applications. Yet, certain plastics present special challenges during the injection...
Global Innovations: Sensors/Data Acquisition
University of Texas at Austin,Austin, TXwww.utexas.eduSeoul National University,Seoul, South Koreawww.useoul.edu
Scientists report they have successfully developed and tested the...
Products: Medical
Photo Etching
A capabilities brochure from Tech-Etch, Plymouth, MA, describes how the photo etching process enables the company to produce prototype quantities and large production runs of intricate parts for many...
News: Connectivity
Answering Your Questions: How Can Medical IoT Devices Move Beyond Simple Information Gathering?
Is there more to the "Internet of Medical Things" than just data gathering? A reader asks our experts.
INSIDER: Medical
A new wearable ultrasound patch that non-invasively monitors blood pressure in arteries deep beneath the skin could help people detect cardiovascular problems earlier on and...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A portable, easy-to-use device provides quick and accurate screening of diseases. The versatile technology platform called enVision (enzyme-assisted nanocomplexes for...
INSIDER: Medical
By creating a new twist on fiber optic sensors, researchers have developed a smart, flexible photoacoustic imaging technique that may have potential applications in wearable...
INSIDER: Materials
Researchers have developed a process by which 2D hydrogels can be programmed to expand and shrink in a space- and time-controlled way that applies force to their surfaces, enabling the formation...
INSIDER: Medical
The cost and time required to obtain a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan may be significantly reduced in the future, thanks to the application of artificial intelligence (AI)...
News: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Medtronic Recognizes Weiss-Aug with Supplier Excellence Award
Medical device maker Medtronic has awarded Weiss-Aug, East Hanover, NJ, as one of the top 12 suppliers from its 52,000 worldwide vendor base. For more than 25 years, Weiss-Aug has collaborated with R&D teams of Medtronic at both its Boulder, CO, and North Haven, CT, locations on the...
Podcasts: Medical
The haptics field is wide open, and researchers are finding new and exciting ways to send a message through touch.
News: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Tech-Etch Announces Sale of Company to its Employees
Tech-Etch, Inc., Plymouth, MA, has sold 100 percent of the company to its employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). An ESOP is a qualified defined-contribution employee benefit plan that provides a company's workforce with an ownership interest in the company.
INSIDER: Medical
A team of physicians and computer scientists has shown that it is easy to modify medical test results remotely by attacking the connection between...
INSIDER: Medical
Researchers are developing a novel biomedical imaging system that combines optical and ultrasound technology to improve diagnosis of life-threatening diseases. The...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A wearable energy-harvesting device could generate energy from the swing of an arm while walking or jogging. The device, about the size of a wristwatch, produces enough power to run a...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Researchers have successfully demonstrated how an electronic device implanted directly into the brain can detect, stop, and even prevent epileptic seizures. The work represents an advance in the...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A new metamaterial will improve the accuracy of nano-sensors in optics and biomedicine by cloaking them from external radiation. The aim of the project is to model and then prototype a...
Top Stories
INSIDER: Medical
Brain Implant Enables Safer Drug Delivery
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Oxygen Scavenger Doubles Biosensor Performance
Features: Electronics & Computers
Engineering for the Future: The Trends Transforming Medtech in 2026
Podcasts: Design
How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery
INSIDER: Wearables
Wireless Patch Enables Early Cancer Detection
Podcasts: Medical
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
Podcasts: Medical
How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Medical
Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices
Podcasts: Medical
Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care
On-Demand Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Understanding Testing and Compliance Requirements for Wireless Medical Devices
Podcasts: AR/AI
Personalized Medicine and Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Materials
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.
