Tiny Optical Sensors Could End Hospital Bed Sores

Scientists have designed tiny smart bed sensors embedded in hospital mattresses could put an end to painful and potentially life-threatening pressure sores, thanks to new technology. The...

Risk Management for Cybersecure Networked Medical Devices

For developers and manufacturers of networked medical devices, IT security is increasingly becoming a challenge. While the number of cyber threats is growing significantly,...

How Data Can Help Solve Manufacturing’s Waste Problem

In reshaping the world toward a new, post-pandemic normal, the industry must leverage digital transformation at an accelerated pace. This shift is already happening — according to...

Rapid COVID-19 Improves Response to Future Outbreaks

A new COVID-19 test could have a huge social and economic impact and completely change the response in the travel and leisure industries. The project is looking to create a handheld...

Achieving High-Speed Real-Time Image Cytometry

Real-time imaging at high speeds faces three primary challenges.

2022 Technology Trends: Digital Health Marks the Future of Medical Development

Going into 2022, remote monitoring, wearables, sensors, and other "mHealth" products are taking center stage.

How Virtual, Cloud-Based Technologies Are Powering the Next Industrial Revolution

On-premises data centers give way to virtual solutions.

Is Healthcare Ready to Pick Up the Pace in Cybersecurity?

Healthcare organizations face very difficult choices in balancing patient protection with financial demands.

New Imaging Technology Reduces Need for Skin Biopsies

A deep-learning framework transforms images of intact skin acquired by an emerging noninvasive optical technology.

FDA’s Modernization Plans Gain Momentum in Expediting Healthcare Innovation

The FDA will focus on data management and digitizing healthcare.

Programmable Fibers Expand Possibilties for Fabrics

The fabric-fiber has digital capabilities to collect, store, and analyze data using a neural network.

Nanothermometers Improve Temperature Imaging

NIST researchers are in the early stages of a massive undertaking to design and build a fleet of tiny ultra-sensitive thermometers.

Designing High Reliability into Life-Saving Cardiac Care Instruments

An industry expert offers tips for overload protection of defibrillators and ultrasound machines used in critical cardiac care.

Reimagining Knee Replacements with Additive Technology and Artificial Intelligence

To produce an additively manufactured prosthesis, REJOINT starts by 3D modelling the patient’s CT scan.

Millimeter Wave Technology Joins the Fight to Prevent Future Viral Outbreaks

The technology provides insight into the mechanics of viral transfer.

Adhesive Film Turns Smartwatch into Biochemical Health Monitoring System

The system looks for chemical indicators found in sweat.

Wristband Tracks Human Hand in 3D

A wrist-mounted device continuously tracks the entire human hand in 3D.

Protecting Patients and Their Data from Cyberattacks Aimed at Their Connected Health Devices

A secure communications channel protects the privacy and integrity of a patient’s information

Noninvasive Fetal Oxygen Monitor Could Enable Safer Deliveries

A device to directly measure blood oxygen saturation in a fetus during labor could both reduce the rate of cesarean sections and improve outcomes in difficult deliveries.

Deep-Learned E-Skin Decodes Complex Human Motion

A single-strained electronic skin sensor, powered by deep learning, can capture human motion from a distance.

Flexible, Powerful, Fast Bioelectronic Devices

Researchers are working to use unique properties of materials to develop novel electronic devices that allow efficient interaction with biological substrates — specifically neural networks and the brain.

Leading Women in Engineering & Science: Mahsa Nakhjiri, Senior Director of Technical Product Management, Flex

Nakhjiri is a veteran in creating emerging technologies and loves dealing with their ambiguities and challenges.

Technology Reveals How AI Makes Decisions

Researchers have developed a technology that reveals the criteria AI systems use when making decisions. The innovative Spectral Relevance Analysis (SpRAy) method based on Layer-wise Relevance...

Capturing Unique Device Identifier Data on Non-Sterile Orthopedic Implants

Now that medical devices are being labeled and uniquely identified to meet the requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Unique Device Identifier...

Sensor-Packed Glove Could Aid Prosthetic Design

Researchers have compiled a massive dataset that enables an AI system to recognize objects through touch alone. Signals are collected by a user wearing a sensor-packed glove while handling a...

Why Cloud QMS Better Supports Regulatory Compliance

Companies regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug administration (FDA) need to establish current good manufacturing practices (CGMPs) as part of Title 21 CFR part 820 requirements. This...

Coached by Brainwaves, Hearing Device Singles Out Speaker in a Crowd

The next generation of hearing aids might match a listener's brainwaves with the “soundprint” of a speaker's voice, using that information to automatically turn up the...

Synthetic Speech Generated from Brain Recordings

A state-of-the-art brain-machine interface created by UC San Francisco neuroscientists can generate natural-sounding synthetic speech by using brain activity to control a virtual vocal tract...

Reimagining Innovation: Additive Manufacturing

In the injectable drug-delivery industry, expectations for improved patient experiences with administration and at-home delivery of therapeutic regimens are evolving. Products that combine the...