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MD&M Session to Focus on AI’s Transformation of Manufacturing

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is having a significant impact on the future of manufacturing. From robotics to smart factories to data analytics, advanced manufacturing...

MD&M South Keynote: Everything Old is New Again

The global supply chain disruptions of the last two years are spurring major changes across the manufacturing sector. After decades of reshoring, legacy industries, such as textiles, are...

Copper, But Not Silver, Effective Against Sars-Cov-2 on Surfaces

Silver and copper ions wipe out many pathogens. That’s why implants and medical instruments, for example, are coated with these metals. Researchers have studied whether...

Silk Layer Improves Function of Surgical Masks

A double layer of silk in combination with a surgical mask can enhance its ability to prevent the spread of viruses like COVID-19.

Multitasking Wearable Continuously Monitors Health

A prototype wearable can continuously monitor several health stats — glucose, alcohol, and lactate levels — simultaneously in real time. The device is about the size of a stack of six...

Smart Pacifier Monitors Infant Health in Hospitals

A wireless, bioelectronic pacifier could eliminate the need for invasive, twice-daily blood draws to monitor babies’ electrolytes in Newborn Intensive Care Units (NICUs).

Patch Delivers Continuous Body Temperature

A noninvasive temperature measurement system delivers continuous data on body temperature. The SteadyTemp system consists of a temperature sensor integrated into a patch and an app that visualizes...

Researchers Develop 30-Second COVID-19 Test

A COVID-19 testing device can detect coronavirus infection in as little as 30 seconds as sensitively and accurately as a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. The device, researchers said, could...

Virus Test Delivers Results in Under 30 Minutes

A rapid test for viruses can deliver results as accurate as lab tests within 30 minutes. The technology is 150 times more accurate than traditional rapid tests and matches the accuracy of...

New Test Easily Detects COVID-19 Variants

A new lab test can quickly and easily identify which variant of the virus causing COVID-19 has infected a person, an advance expected to greatly assist health officials tracking the disease and...

Micro-CAL Process Prints Fine Features in Glass Microstructures

Researchers have developed a new way to 3D print glass microstructures that is faster and produces objects with higher optical quality, design flexibility and strength. They...

Real-time Blood Monitor Saves Doctors Critical Time During Surgery

An innovative device can save doctors critical time during life-or-death operations, like heart surgery. The real-time blood monitor provides instant blood analysis to let...

Wearable Health Tech Could Measure Gases Released from Skin

Scientists have taken the first step to creating the next generation of wearable health monitors. Most research focuses on measuring human biomarkers, but sensors that rely on...

Flexible Printable Electrical Patches Accelerate Wound Healing

A new ‘smart’ flexible electric patch (ePatch) addresses the challenges posed by existing electrical field (EF) stimulation devices and offers many uniquely advantageous...

Responsive Footwear Prevents Diabetic Foot Ulcers

To prevent diabetic foot ulcers, research scientists have developed footwear technology that relieves pressure on areas of the feet that experience high stress during walking and other...

Portable, Point-of-Care Test Discerns Alpha Variant from Earlier Strains

A point-of-care COVID-19 test can now detect and differentiate the alpha variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus from earlier strains in saliva samples. The new test builds on...

Nanotech-Based Optical Sensor Improves COVID-19 Detection

Researchers have developed a rapid test for COVID-19 using nanotechnology-based optical sensors. The sensor has high sensitivity and specificity to the spike protein RBD of...

Bio-inspired Technology Could Lead to Bionic Eye

A new design for eye and brain implants draws its inspiration from nature. Researchers have grown rodent retinal neurons on a fractal-patterned electrode, one that mimics the repeating...

MD&M West Keynote: Biomedical Materials Innovation

The three-legged stool of medical device innovation requires great technical capability, of course, but also a deep understanding of the related medicine (anatomy, pathology, procedural...

Battle of the Brick Bots at MD&M West

Put your brick-building skills to the test at MD&M West as you design and construct robots with movable parts to battle it out in the arena. The last bot standing wins. Hosted by master builder...

MD&M Session to Focus on Blockchain, the Metaverse & Medtech

The healthcare sector globally is under increasing pressure due to the explosive growth of data in the form of electronic health records, clinical trials, mobile apps, wearables,...

MD&M West Keynote: The Science of Predictive Healthcare

Predictive medicine has its roots in early warning systems and diagnostic early detection. Prognostic devices are a new genre of diagnostic devices that not only detect and diagnose...

MD&M West Session Highlights AI’s Role in Smart Manufacturing

With the smart manufacturing sector poised to reach nearly $590 billion by 2028 as automation and advanced technology propel the marketplace, the industry is ready to meet...

MD&M Sessions: From 3D Printing, Biomaterials to Robotics, Digital Health

The medtech field is undergoing another year of volatility as challenges born during the pandemic persist. Yet, the industry is seeing an infusion of innovation, new...

Self-Sensing Soft Robots Use Electrochemically Driven Pumps

A fluid pump driven by electrochemical reactions is simple, lightweight, and silent, and it enables self-sensing actuation, with potential applications in wearable technology. The...

Self-Healing Materials Could Be Used to Develop Artificial Hands, Soft Robotics

Low-cost jelly-like materials can sense strain, temperature, and humidity. And unlike earlier self-healing robots, they can also partially repair themselves at...

Project Awarded $3M for Assistive Robotics and Wearable Tech Research

Harvard and Boston University have been awarded a grant of $3 million from the State House to support the development of next-generation robotics and wearable...

3D Printed Origami Sensors Enable Robots to Take Blood Pressure

Researchers have replaced the traditional blood pressure procedure by replicating the folding mechanisms of the leech in their design of 3-D printable origami sensors. The...

Photonic Technology Enables Fast, Sensitive COVID-19 Test

A new low-cost portable instrument manipulates light and fluid for fast and reliable detection of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva samples. Although still in the research stage, the new device...