Overcoming Thermal Latency: A Passive Architecture for High-Flux Imaging

By shifting from active cooling (pumps) to passive buffering (sorption), medical device engineers can close the thermal latency gap. This approach eliminates the need for forced cooldown cycles, enabling continuous duty cycles for high-flux modalities and significantly improving the return on assets for hospital operators. Read on to learn more.

Product Focus: Sensors

See where the product focus is this month: Sensors.

Color-Based Sensor Emulates Skin’s Sensitivity

Researchers have developed a sensor that can perceive combinations of bending, stretching, compression, and temperature changes, all using a robust system that boils down to a simple concept: color.

Thumb-Sized Device Quickly ‘Sniffs Out’ Bad Breath

A portable, thumb-sized device can quickly diagnose bad breath by “sniffing” exhalations.

Nontoxic, Flexible Energy Converters Could Power Wearable Devices

The design and fabrication of single-wall carbon nanotube thermoelectric devices on flexible polyimide substrates can provide the basis for wearable energy converters.