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R&D: Photonics/Optics
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...
Briefs: Materials
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
R&D: Medical
R&D: Medical
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Technology Leaders: Medical
Global Innovations: Medical
R&D: Robotics, Automation & Control
A 3D printed biopsy robot is propelled by cylinders driven by air pressure. With the help of hoses that supply the air, the control of the robot can be placed outside the MRI scanner. The...
Briefs: Communications
Researchers at Caltech have developed an implantable pressure sensor that can reside in the human eye for years at a time while wirelessly sending data about the eye’s...
Features: Medical
Traditionally, small chip antennas used in RF-enabled medical devices have required a designated ground “keep out” area to minimize interference from other components and ensure the ideal radiation...
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Compression therapy is a standard form of treatment for patients who suffer from venous ulcers and other conditions in which veins struggle to return blood from the lower extremities....
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A key driver of the medical disposables market is the desire to minimize the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Healthcare providers are turning to disposable...
Features: Wearables
The population is aging, and more people need health support, which is having a big impact on the overall spend in medical care. Due to this situation, authorities and health insurance...
Briefs: Wearables
CU Boulder researchers have developed a new type of malleable, self-healing and fully recyclable “electronic skin” that has applications ranging from robotics and prosthetic...
Features: Internet of Things
Doctors often tell patients to “listen to your body and take note of what it is telling you.” Now, technology is being developed that will listen for us and process the signals to help...
Features: Medical
Optical fibers. To the average person, the phrase might conjure up an image of glowing hairs twisted artistically into a beautiful...
R&D: Medical
An optical whispering gallery mode resonator can spin light around the circumference of a tiny sphere millions of times, creating an ultrasensitive microchip-based sensor for multiple...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A new type of pressure sensor is based on micro-optomechanical systems (MOMS) technology. Developed by imec, a research and innovation hub focusing...
Features: Medical
2017 Winner Revolutionizes Arterial Suturing, Reducing Costs and Time in the OR
The 15th annual “Create the Future” Design Contest for engineers, students, and entrepreneurs worldwide, sponsored by COMSOL, Inc., and Mouser Electronics, drew 1,150 innovative product ideas from engineers and students in 65 countries. The Medical category...
Features: Medical
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This technology uses electrical activity to facilitate the wound-healing process while protecting the wound. The bandage is made...
Briefs: Medical
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems have developed a soft gripping system that uses differential air pressure and a gecko-inspired...
R&D: Medical
An innovative pad combines both reinforcing pressure and occlusion to treat hypertrophic scars from burns, surgeries, and trauma. The Smart Scar-Care pad showed good performance in reducing...
Briefs: Medical
A team of researchers led by Caltech's Hyuck Choo has developed an eye implant for glaucoma patients that could one day lead to more timely and effective treatment.
Global Innovations: Medical
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Researchers at Tsinghua University have developed an intelligent artificial throat based on laser-induced...
Features: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Hypertension (high blood pressure) is the number one risk factor for premature death worldwide, affecting 70 million American adults (one out of three). Day-to-day...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
What if there were a wearable fitness device that could monitor your blood pressure continuously, 24 hours a day? Unfortunately, blood pressure measurements currently require the use of a...
Briefs: Wearables
A new sensor hub integrated as a system-on-chip (SoC) has been designed for use in a broad range of wearable health devices and applications. The SoC was developed by...
Top Stories
INSIDER: Medical
Ultrathin Nanotech Promises to Help Tackle Antibiotic Resistance
Quiz: Medical
Medical Technology on the PGA Tour
INSIDER: Medical
Breaking Barriers in Drug Delivery with Better Lipid Nanoparticles
Features: Materials
Hydrogels as a Drug-Delivery Medium
Features: Medical
Overcoming Blockers to Digitizing Manufacturing Operations
INSIDER: Medical
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Eric Dietsch on the Benefits of Nitinol Wire

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Scan-Based and Project Design for Medical
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Precision, Control and Repeatability: Harnessing the Power of UV...
Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Here's an Idea: Medtech’s New Normal
Podcasts: Materials

Here's an Idea: A Plant-Based Gel That Saves Lives
Webinars: Medical

Adaptable Healthcare Solutions Designed for Safety and Security
Podcasts: Medical

Inside Story
Rapid Precision Prototyping Program Speeds Medtech Product Development
Rapid prototyping technologies play an important role in supporting new product development (NPD) by companies that are working to bring novel and innovative products to market. But in advanced industries where products often make use of multiple technologies, and where meeting a part’s exacting tolerances is essential, speed without precision is rarely enough. In such advanced manufacturing—including the medical device and surgical robotics industries — the ability to produce high-precision prototypes early in the development cycle can be critical for meeting design expectations and bringing finished products to market efficiently.