Human Factors and Ergonomics

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R&D: Electronics & Computers
A fully rubbery stretchable diode maintains performance.
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Features: Medical
Medical device manufacturers face constant changes coming from both internal and external sources.
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R&D: Medical
The microrobots are made of algae cells whose surfaces are speckled with antibiotic-filled nanoparticles.
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R&D: Connectivity
A research team has created wireless technology to remotely activate specific brain circuits in fruit flies in under one second. The team used magnetic signals to activate targeted neurons that...
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R&D: Materials
Scientists have discovered a new type of bone repairing material that could be used to more precisely fix bone defects. The bioresponsive ceramic interacts with an enzyme found in blood to be...
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Features: Wearables
BIOMEDevice Boston 2022: Bringing Innovation to Life BIOMEDevice Boston brings engineers, business leaders, disruptive companies, and innovative thinkers from the region’s top startups and medical device...
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R&D: Materials
An ancient metal used for its microbial properties is the basis for a materials-based solution to disinfection. A team of scientists has developed an antimicrobial spray that deposits a layer of...
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Briefs: Design
A research center based at the University of Kansas that develops rapid next-generation tests for a host of human ailments like cancer, stroke, and COVID-19 recently...
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R&D: Design
A first-of-its-kind device will allow more IVF clinics to offer intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) as a treatment, while several IVF procedures, such as embryo culture, embryo cryopreservation, and...
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Features: Medical
The COVID-19 pandemic has strengthened the push toward digitalization as well as patient-centric solutions in healthcare. The increasing demand for...
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R&D: Medical
Scientists have successfully tested in the lab a tiny biosensor they developed that can detect biomarkers tied to traumatic brain injuries. Researchers say their waterproof biosensor includes an...
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R&D: Test & Measurement
A thermometer directly monitors temperature changes when ions pass through a nanopore.
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R&D: Medical
A suite of diverse, multifunctional DNA nanotechnological tools offers unique capabilities.
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Briefs: Materials
The highly adaptable materials could lead to new classes of wearable devices.
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Global Innovations: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Hokkaido University scientists and colleagues have designed a prototype biosensor that detects levels of ATP and lactates in a patient’s blood.
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R&D: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The research tackles long-unsolvable problems in biological systems at the cellular level.
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R&D: Materials
Researchers are working on a coating that mimics bone tissue.
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R&D: Materials
A new robotic hand grasps a wide variety of items, including raw eggs.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Brown seaweed, pigments team up for nontoxic and stable gel structures.
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Briefs: Materials
Totimorphic structural materials can achieve any shape.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The noninvasive nanochip applies a harmless electric spark to deliver specific genes in a fraction of a second.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Designer biosensors ‘switch on’ color or electrical responses to drugs.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The device infuses antibodies through the miniature fiber to the tumor to activate T cells around tumor cells.
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R&D: Energy
New nanotechnology has many potential applications, including harvesting clean energy to operate devices implanted in the body through the body’s natural movements.
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers have developed a genosensor that is efficient in detecting SARS-CoV-2.
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A prototype of a new biosensor helps detect breast cancer in its earliest stages. The development of this biosensor falls within the field known as liquid biopsy, which helps detect the...
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R&D: Materials
The new coatings were inspired by the natural world.
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Briefs: Materials
The coating is customizable to individuals and requires less than 10 minutes to prepare and use.
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Briefs: Medical
The sensitivity of the decade-old frequency comb breathalyzer now detects four additional biomarkers.
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Eric Dietsch on the Benefits of Nitinol Wire
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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.

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Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
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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.

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