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INSIDER: Medical
Sensor Detects Early Alzheimer's Disease

A new biosensor can be used to screen for Alzheimer’s disease and other diseases. The sensor works by detecting a particular type of small protein, in this case a cytokine known as Tumour...

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Briefs: Wearables
Wearable Skin Patch Monitors Hemoglobin in Deep Tissues
A team of engineers has developed an electronic patch that can monitor biomolecules, including hemoglobin, in deep tissues.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Smart Wearable Sensors for Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson's Disease is the fastest-growing neurodegenerative condition in the world and affects 600,000 Americans yearly at a cost of $20 billion to the U.S. healthcare system.
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R&D: Design
Stable Electrodes for Long-Term BCI
The electrode can be worn comfortably and stable for up to four weeks, without the potential need for any medical personnel to intervene to maintain it.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
AI-Enabled Optical Fiber Sensor Device Monitors Brain Injury
The results from tests on animal brain tissues suggest it could help clinicians to better monitor both disease progression and patients’ response to treatment than is currently possible.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Building Better Gas-Phase Biosensors for Fight Against Diseases
By embedding enzymes inside the polymer string, the enzymes were operational even in a dry state.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Optimizing Illumination for qPCR Diagnostics — Design Considerations
A complete optical path minimizes signal crosstalk between detection channels.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
‘Seeing’ Nonuniformities in 2D Materials May Lead to New Medical Sensors
Detecting nonuniformities in optical properties opens the door to new uses
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Special Reports: Design
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Medical Robotics - April 2022

Novel biosensors set to revolutionize brain-controlled robotics...micro-robots propelled by air bubbles...a smart artificial hand...major advances in exoskeleton technology. These are just a few of the medical...

R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Low-Cost, 3D Printed Device May Broaden Ultrasound Use
Researchers have developed a low-cost, highly precise focused ultrasound (FUS) device that can be used on small animal models in preclinical research.
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
E-Nose Could Diagnose Parkinson’s
Researchers have developed a portable, artificially intelligent olfactory system.
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Features: Semiconductors & ICs
Assistive Audio Signal Stimulation Offers Relief for Parkinson’s Patients
Early indicators suggest that there are significant mood improvements that assist in the quality of life for the patients testing the devices.
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Single-Use Sensor Strips Detect Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks
A single-use sensor strip can be used with a circuit board.
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R&D: Medical
COVID Breathalyzer Allows Mass Screenings in Public
A prototype “breathalyzer” accurately diagnoses COVID-19, even in asymptomatic individuals, in less than 5 minutes.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Software May Help Neurology Patients Capture Clinical Data with Their Own Smartphones
The software accurately detects movements performed during motor function assessments.
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Briefs: Wearables
Custom Finger Clip Offers New Way to Measure Blood Pressure, Other Vitals
The novel device uses two photoplethysmography (PPG) sensors.
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Briefs: Medical
New Technology Offers Better Diagnosis of Dizziness
The vibrating device uses bone-conducted sounds to achieve better results.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Brain-Recording Device Could Help Patients Regain Mobility
The customizable device for recording brain activity is also affordable.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Stretchable Pressure Sensor Could Lead to Better Robotics, Prosthetics
The sensor can be stretched up to 50 percent with almost the same sensing performance.
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Smartphone Platform Gives Early Warning for Cancer
A new platform provides visual detection analysis for lung cancer and ketosis/diabetes via different testing probes.
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R&D: Medical
Biosensor Enables Ultrafast Detection of COVID-19
Researchers have developed a genosensor that is efficient in detecting SARS-CoV-2.
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Global Innovations: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Quantum Brain Sensors Could Spot Dementia
Quantum sensors for the brain may soon identify brain diseases like dementia, ALS, and Parkinson’s.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Optical Design Considerations for Additive Manufacturing
Light-based methods open many opportunities for medical applications.
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R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Wearable Head Scanner Allows Mobility During Brain Scans
Researchers have proposed a solution to both clearly visualize and accurately assess the brain via photoacoustic imaging.
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R&D: Medical
Noninvasive Test Detects Cancer Cells
A diagnostic nanoparticle can reveal the presence of cancerous proteins.
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Global Innovations: Imaging
New Sensor Enables Precise, Sensitive Brain Imaging Tool
A supersensitive magnetometer detects and records brain electrical activity.
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R&D: Wearables
Wearable Sensors Measure Body Position
Scientists have created wearable, stitchable, and sensitive sensors from flexible polymers and bundles of carbon fiber.
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Briefs: Medical
JILA Comb Breathalyzer Now More Sensitive to Disease Biomarkers
The sensitivity of the decade-old frequency comb breathalyzer now detects four additional biomarkers.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Licking a Tootsie Roll® Sensor to Monitor Health
The candy was used as an electrode to detect salt and electrolyte levels in saliva.
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INSIDER: Medical

Ultrathin Nanotech Promises to Help Tackle Antibiotic Resistance

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Quiz: Medical

Medical Technology on the PGA Tour

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INSIDER: Medical

Breaking Barriers in Drug Delivery with Better Lipid Nanoparticles

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Features: Materials

Hydrogels as a Drug-Delivery Medium

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Features: Medical

Overcoming Blockers to Digitizing Manufacturing Operations

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Smart Pill Tracks Key Biomarkers in Real Time

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Ralph Bright on the Power of Power Cords
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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.

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Webinars: Medical

Scan-Based and Project Design for Medical

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Upcoming Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping

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Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Here's an Idea: Medtech’s New Normal

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Podcasts: Materials

Here's an Idea: A Plant-Based Gel That Saves Lives

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Webinars: Medical

Adaptable Healthcare Solutions Designed for Safety and Security

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Podcasts: Medical

Here's an Idea: AI in MedTech

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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.