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INSIDER: Medical
Certain types of light have proven to be an effective, minimally invasive treatment for cancers located on or near the skin when combined with a light-activated drug. But deep-seated cancers,...
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Manifold for Respiratory Therapy
A turnkey manifold solution designed to optimize respiratory therapy device designs and accelerate product speed to market is available from Emerson, St. Louis, MO. The the...
R&D: Medical
Researchers have developed a smart contact lens-type wearable device to prevent diabetic retinopathy and treat it in its early stages by irradiating 120 μW far red/LED light to the retina. This...
R&D: Photonics/Optics
The team designed an implant with LED emitters.
INSIDER: Medical
An implant allows neuroscientists to activate or inhibit specific spinal-cord neurons by applying light at a specific wavelength. It will give researchers insight into how the...
INSIDER: Lighting
Researchers from the School of Electrical Engineering at KAIST have developed a soft neural implant that can be wirelessly controlled using a smartphone.
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Medical Device Manufacturing Software
Master Control, Salt Lake City, UT, has released a software platform designed to automate production and improve operational quality. MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence™...
R&D: Medical
Researchers have found a way to reset a racing heart immediately and automatically by an implanted LED device. It could be the first step toward a pain-free treatment for patients with atrial...
INSIDER: Medical
A team of neuroscientists and engineers has developed a tiny, implantable device that has potential to help people with bladder problems bypass the need for medication or...
Briefs: Materials
Motion capture (Mocap) is a technique used in the film industry to digitally track a human actor's movements and precisely transfer those motions to an animated figure. But it has other applications as well....
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Using high-tech human heart models and mouse experiments, scientists at Johns Hopkins and Germany’s University of Bonn have shown that beams of light could replace electric shocks in patients reeling...
Products: Lighting
Excelitas Technologies, Missisauga, Canada, announces the expansion of its OmniCure AC Series UV LED curing solutions with its new PLC2000 multipurpose external controller device and OmniCure AC...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Wearable Medical Sensors Using Organic Electronics
According to researchers at the University of California at Berkeley, future fitness trackers could soon add blood-oxygen levels to the list of vital signs they measure. By switching from silicon to an organic, or carbon-based, design, the researchers say that they were able to create a device that...
Products: Lighting
Master Bond Inc., Hackensack, NJ, introduces LED403Med, a one-part LED curing adhesive, sealant, coating, and potting compound that meets stringent medical industry specifications. This dimensionally stable system is...
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Plastic Optic Fiber (POF) is an established, continually evolving technology available since the early 1980s. From the outset, it was a technology not highly visible for years. At times, it was...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Narrow-Spectrum UV Light Could Reduce Infections
A study by Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), New York, NY, researchers suggests that narrow-spectrum ultraviolet (UV) light could dramatically reduce surgical infections without damaging human tissue.
Products: Lighting
Lumen Dynamics, Mississauga, Canada, introduces four new high-power, air-cooled UV LED area curing solutions. Its new OmniCure® AC450, AC475, AC7150, and AC7300 enable manufacturers to benefit from the highest irradiance...
Products: Lighting
Ohmite Manufacturing, Arlington Heights, IL, introduces a new line of heat sinks for single LED power modules. The SV300 Series is composed of high performance, low cost, scalable heat sinks designed...
Products: Electronics & Computers
TandD Corporation, Saratoga Springs, NY, has introduced the RTR-574-H, a Wireless 4 Channel Logger that monitors illuminance, ultraviolet, temperature, and humidity, and achieves a temperature measurement...
Products: Photonics/Optics
The LMV1000G diode-pumped high speed precision laser from Miyachi Unitek, Monrovia, CA, is specifically designed for laser engraving or marking applications on plastics and reflective metals. Its...
Features: Electronics & Computers
The last few years have seen the development of larger, higher power, higher luminescence light-emitting diode (LED) chips. Prior to this, LEDs were typically 0.020" x 0.020", came in various colors and were...
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INSIDER: Medical
Implantable Device Prevents Death from Opioid Overdose
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
How Printed Electronics Are Transforming Healthcare
INSIDER: Medical
Miniature Robots Can Navigate Through 3D Matrix
Podcasts: Design
An Inside Look at Designing Drug-Delivery Pumps
Podcasts: Medical
Pens and Autoinjectors as Drug-Delivery Options
Quiz: Medical
Ask the Expert
Eric Dietsch on the Benefits of Nitinol Wire
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.
Webcasts
Podcasts: Wearables
The Rise of Advanced Sensor Technologies
Upcoming Webinars: Medical
A Guide to Selecting Power Supplies for Medical Equipment
On-Demand Webinars: Materials
Benefits of Streamlining Fluid Connections in Medical Applications
On-Demand Webinars: Materials
The Power of the Wear Study in Medical Device Development
Podcasts: Motion Control
An Inside Look at Designing Drug-Delivery Pumps
On-Demand Webinars: Wearables
Addressing Connectivity and Performance in Connected Care IoT Devices
