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Features: Photonics/Optics
Fluorescence endoscopy is becoming increasingly important in many medical diagnostic tests. Based on the molecular absorption of light, this technique works by revealing...
R&D: Materials
A metasurface lens has been created that uses a piezoelectric thin film to change focal length when a small voltage is applied. Because it is extremely compact and lightweight, the new lens could be useful for...
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...
Briefs: Design
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Blog: Photonics/Optics
A new camera module with quadruple the resolution of its predecessor, at 400 × 400, or 160 Kpixels, provides clear images inside the body’s farthest...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University developed a new technology that will allow neuroscientists to capture images of the brain almost 10 times larger than previously possible...
R&D: Photonics/Optics
Fish-Inspired Lens Sees in the Dark
Combining the best features of a lobster and an African fish, University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have created an artificial eye that sees in the dark. The technology could help brighten the dim surroundings presented from surgical scopes.
News: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Doctoring up iPhones for Microscopy and Spectroscopy
A team of researchers from the University of California, Davis has transformed everyday iPhones into medical-quality imaging and chemical detection devices. Though they are not the first to tweak the smartphone in this way, this represents a simpler and more affordable method. Using materials...
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Skin Swabs Could Be Future of COVID-19 Testing
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COVID Vaccine Patch Fights Variants Better than Needles
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New Test Detects, Identifies COVID-19 Variants with 100% Accuracy
Briefs: Wearables
Peeling Back the Layers: Adhesives Testing for Wearables
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Finding a Manufacturing System Upgrade to Match In-House Innovation
INSIDER: Medical
Exoskeleton Device Helps Stroke Victims Regain Hand Function
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Dan Sanchez on How to Improve Extruded Components
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.
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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Making Medical...
Webinars: Medical
Medical Device Biofilms: Slimy, Sticky, Stubborn, and Serious
On-Demand Webinars: Medical
New Liquid Silicone Rubber with Primerless Adhesion to Polycarbonate
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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.
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Technology Leaders: Materials
Functional PVD Coatings Improve Medical Device Performance and Life