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R&D: Nanotechnology
‘Healthy’ Electric Current Produced Inside Human Body
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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Briefs: Energy
New Battery Technology Could Power Wearable, Self-Sustaining Fever Detector
The device harnesses the thermal energy generated by body heat.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Shifting Demand for Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors Creates a Critical Supply Shortfall for Medical Electronics Needs
MLCC manufacturers are ramping up manufacturing capacity.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Woven Nanotube Fibers Turn Heat into Power
Flexible thermoelectric generators could be a useful way to make carbon "green."
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R&D: Nanotechnology
Self-Powered Implantable Stimulates Fast Bone Healing
When placed over a fracture, the device generates electricity from movement, accelerating bone healing.
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Self-Powered Diaper Sensors Monitor Urine Sugar Levels
The proposed system will help prevent the onset of diabetes.
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Products: Energy
Product of the Month
See what Hierarchical Surface Restructuring (HSR™) can do to an electrode.
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Global Innovations: Medical
Tiny Biosupercapacitor Provides Energy for Biomedical Applications
The miniaturization of microelectronic sensor technology, microelectronic robots, and intravascular implants is progressing rapidly. However, it also poses major challenges for...
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Technology Leaders: Energy
Developing a Customized Glucometer Using GreenPAK
Glucometer designs available on the market today are costly, large, and power inefficient. See how GreenPAK offers an upgrade.
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R&D: Energy
Batteryless Pacemaker Could Use Heart’s Energy for Power
The cardiac pacemaker of the future could be powered by the heart itself.
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R&D: Electronics & Computers
Nontoxic, Flexible Energy Converters Could Power Wearable Devices
Researchers report the design and fabrication of single-wall carbon nanotube thermoelectric devices on flexible polyimide substrates as a basis for wearable energy converters.
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R&D: Medical
All-in-One Device Uses Microwave Power
An innovative system may provide a new option to use directed energy for biomedical applications.
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Briefs: Wearables
E-Health Patches Monitor Pulse and Blood Pressure
The wireless patches power themselves with harvested energy.
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R&D: Wearables
Reduced Heat Leakage Improves Wearable Heat Harvester
A flexible heat harvesting device shows better efficiency at retaining heat to power the device.
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Global Innovations: Photonics/Optics
Wireless Retinal Implant Restores Visual Field for the Blind
EPFL researchers have developed a new type of retinal implant for people who have become blind due to the loss of photoreceptor cells in their retinas.
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R&D: Energy
Tiny Energy Storage Power for Wearable Skin Sensors
Researchers have fabricated tiny energy storage devices that can effectively power flexible and wearable skin sensors.
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Global Innovations: Electronics & Computers
Flexible High-Energy Textile Lithium Battery Designed for Wearables
Researchers at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have developed a highly flexible, high-energy textile lithium battery that offers more stable, durable, and safe energy...
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R&D: Energy
Self-Powered Wearable Tech
Researchers have created highly stretchable supercapacitors for powering wearable electronics. The newly developed supercapacitor has demonstrated solid performance and stability, even when it is stretched to 800...
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News: Robotics, Automation & Control
The ‘Create the Future’ Design Contest is Open for Entries
Have a product design idea? The "Create the Future" Design Contest is now open for submissions until July 2, 2018.
INSIDER: Medical
Lightweight, Wearable Device Converts Body Heat to Electricity
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new design for harvesting body heat and converting it into electricity for use in wearable electronics.
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Products: Energy
iPS-M420S Industrial Power Storage
Advantech, Milpitas, CA, launched its iPS-M420S, a 420-Wh industrial power storage system with a lithium iron phosphate cell. This environmentally friendly and long-lifecycle, rechargeable battery provides substantial charge capacity, safety, and cost-efficiency. With its fanless design and IP67 DC output...

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Blog: Design

De-Risking Medical Device Development with VA Technology Transfer

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Podcasts: Design

The Hidden Nervous System of Surgical Robotics: Power, Data & Sensing...

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INSIDER: Materials

Geometric Twist Boosts Power of Robotic Textiles

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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Sensor Sniffs Out Pneumonia on Patient’s Breath

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Podcasts: Medical

Training the Future of AI-Powered Surgery

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Briefs: Materials

Liquid Metal Composite Material Enables Recyclable, Flexible, and...

Ask the Expert

Dan Sanchez on How to Improve Extruded Components
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Improving extruded components requires careful attention to a number of factors, including dimensional tolerance, material selection, and processing. Trelleborg’s Dan Sanchez provides detailed insights into each of these considerations to help you advance your device innovations while reducing costs and speeding time to market.

Webcasts

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Podcasts: Design

Training the Future of AI-Powered Surgery

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Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control

Making Human-Centered Robotics Work in the Real World

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Podcasts: Design

The Hidden Nervous System of Surgical Robotics: Power, Data & Sensing Behind...

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Podcasts: Design

Surgical & Assistive Robotics: Redefining Human Capability

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Podcasts: Medical

How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery

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Podcasts: Design

Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices

Inside Story

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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