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R&D: Electronics & Computers
Researchers at Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has invented an electrode designed like a pomegranate with silicon nanoparticles clustered like seeds...
R&D: Imaging
University of Washington, Seattle, scientists and engineers are developing a low-cost device that could help pathologists diagnose pancreatic cancer earlier and faster. The prototype can...
R&D: Medical
Miniaturization in microelectronics is beginning to reach its physical limits, say researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, who...
Features: Design
Advances in medical instrumentation, implantation, imaging, and telemetric technologies combined with the need to integrate medical devices into user’s activities of daily living is...
Applications: Medical
The human heart is more than a symbol of life, power, and reliability—it is a wonder of engineering achievement: a dual pump able to feed two different systems (pulmonary and...
Technology Leaders: Medical
The medical device market is undergoing an unprecedented period of growth due to a dramatic global population boom, an expanding middle class, and...
Technology Leaders: Medical
Medical electronic devices can run the gamut from imposing MRI and x-ray imaging machines to miniscule implantable circuits designed to detect physical conditions and deliver programmed...
Briefs: Medical
By incorporating the benefits of passivation with surface finish improvement and micro-deburring, electropolishing has become the finish of choice for metal...
Briefs: Medical
Eventually, many design engineers who create new medical devices are faced with choosing a method with which to mark or brand their products. At the end of the...
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS in Duisburg, Germany, have developed a sensor that can measure and individually adjust brain pressure if the...
R&D: Medical
A team of scientists at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, used silver nanowires to develop wearable, multifunctional sensors that, they say, could be used in biomedical...
R&D: Medical
Cyborgs that combine machine systems with living organisms to have extraordinary abilities are already a reality say researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). This is especially true with medical implant...
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Medical device companies typically have a complex supply chain bringing products to market. Within their four walls, there are usually multiple...
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Substantial legal requirements result in complex functional specifications for implant manufacturers. From the design, including materials, through production, the complete process chain must be...
R&D: Medical
Cyborgs Are Already Here
Cyborgs that combine machine systems with living organisms to have extraordinary abilities are already a reality say researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). This is especially...
Technology Leaders: Tubing & Extrusion
Determining what tubing to use in a medical device involves considerable research. Designers must investigate ingredients, performance, documentation requirements, sterility, and other qualifying...
Technology Leaders: Medical
Minimally Invasive, Maximally Innovative: Polymer Science and Extrusion Plays Vital Role
William “Bill” Cook started Cook Medical out of a spare bedroom in his Bloomington, IN, apartment in 1963. It was where he and his wife, Gayle, made guide wires, guiding catheters, and other small devices used in diagnostic radiology.
Applications: Materials
One of the most promising surgical options for treating spinal injury and deterioration of spinal discs is the use of artificial discs to replace the patient’s natural...
Global Innovations: Medical
University of Wollongong, NSW, Australiawww.uow.edu.au
A hand-held device they call a “BioPen” has been developed by researchers at the University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia, Australian Research...
R&D: Medical
The routine action of taking a person’s temperature belies the critical importance of obtaining accurate body temperature to assess the health of a patient. Subtle variations in body...
R&D: Electronics & Computers
Where will the next source of electrode materials for batteries to power edible medical devices come from? Would you believe, from marine cuttlefish? Researchers at Carnegie Mellon...
R&D: Materials
Experiments by researchers at Rice University, Houston, TX, found that new biocompatible, stable, and inert materials they developed that start as flat slabs can morph into shapes that can be controlled by...
R&D: Electronics & Computers
A team of scientists at Penn State, University Park, PA, say that a new type of transistor could make fast, low-power computing devices possible for energy-constrained applications such as...
Features: Medical
The path to innovation is often long and full of challenges. For Corindus Vascular Robotics, the journey to develop the CorPath Vascular Robotic System...
Features: Medical
The phrase, "May you live in interesting times" certainly applies to today's medical device design engineers, as they face unprecedented opportunities and challenges...
Features: Connectivity
Like many other devices these days, a select group of fluid connectors can now be found in the growing ranks of “intelligent” products. In addition to moving...
Applications: Connectivity
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) forms part of the Bluetooth V4.0 specification that has been ratified by the Bluetooth SIG since June 2010. But, in the last 12 months, it has begun to...
Mission Accomplished: Medical
When the first Apollo mission to carry humans to the Moon ended in a fire that took the lives of three astronauts, NASA undertook a thorough investigation. The final accident report identified a...
Briefs: Medical
Today, medical devices are made using a variety of plastic materials and manufacturing processes. Advances in plastic processing make it possible to obtain virtually any shape, form, or function. In...
Top Stories
INSIDER: Medical
Biotech Startup Turns to Space to Manufacture Artificial Retinas
INSIDER: Design
AI-Designed Shape-Shifting Microneedles Aid Diabetic Wound Healing
Blog: Medical
Why the U.S. and China Are Taking Different Paths on Pig-to-Human Organs
Features: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Where Test Plans Break: Measuring the Performance of Ultra-Miniature...
Podcasts: Medical
Why the Next Medical Breakthrough May Come from Space
Podcasts: Design
How Smart Implants and AI Robotics Could Transform Neurological Surgery
Ask the Expert
Ralph Bright on the Power of Power Cords
Understanding power system components and how to connect them correctly is critical to meeting regulatory requirements and designing successful electrical products for worldwide markets. Interpower’s Ralph Bright defines these requirements and explains how to know which cord to select for your application.
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.
