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Latest Trivia Questions

Trivia: Manufacturing & Prototyping

What life-saving device was first built from orange juice cans, used auto parts, and sausage casings?

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Trivia: Medical

Telehealth services exploded during the COVID pandemic, but when and where was it first put into practice?

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Trivia: Medical

In December 1982, what aluminum and polyurethane medical device "captivated the world?"

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Trivia: Regulations/Standards

In November 1848, what was the first medical school to open for women?

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Trivia: Physical Sciences

What once experimental treatment has become a vital cancer-fighting tool?

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Trivia: Medical

In September 1994, what innovation helped to eradicate a disease in the Americas, yet sadly still persists today in some countries?

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Trivia: Medical

What invention — which was awarded a Nobel Prize nearly 20 years ago— played a great role in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Trivia: Regulations/Standards

In July 1965, what landmark amendment was passed that helped drive medical innovation and improve the quality of healthcare?

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Trivia: Transportation

At the turn of the 19th century, what industry was so dangerous that surgeons became specially trained to address the unique injuries of its employees?

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Trivia: Physical Sciences

Around 100 years ago, what discovery was made that is considered one of the greatest breakthroughs in medical history, saving millions of lives around the world?

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Trivia: Medical

In June 2000, what project began that has transformed medicine and research, including the study of different cancers and the development of more advanced diagnostic tests?

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Trivia: Physical Sciences

It’s March Madness! But what medical device helped a special group of WWII veterans enjoy playing basketball in 1945 and then helped the game become one of the first Paralympic sports?

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Trivia: Test & Measurement

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, this month’s question hails from Ireland. What Irish-born medical device changed the face of esophageal function testing?

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Trivia: Medical

The Super Bowl has been used to showcase many brands’ best — and most expensive — commercials. What medical device was used to help reveal the best Super Bowl commercial?

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Trivia: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

What common medical adapter that can reduce hospital-acquired infections shares its name with a traditional holiday symbol?

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Trivia: Physical Sciences

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, a balance of what four things was essential to good health in Colonial America?

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Trivia: Sensors/Data Acquisition

What instrument was essential to the development of modern-day electrocardiogram?

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Trivia: Materials

What device commonly used in cardivascular procedures is believed to be named for a dentist?

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Trivia: Sensors/Data Acquisition

What well-known fictional device is now being developed as a real medical device?

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Trivia: Medical

What major event in history was a catalyst for advancements in prosthetics?

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Trivia: Medical

Scientists may have finally found a cure for diabetes by bioprinting this organ.

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Trivia: Medical

This medical device, once also used to castrate horses, was used to remove tumors, cysts, and hemorroids in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

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Trivia: Motion Control

Vacuum cleaners were used in what medical device in the early 20th century?

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Trivia: Medical

To help treat the Spanish Flu, people would inhale what?

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Trivia: Medical

By 2030, more than seven in ten consumers expect they will have earphones that will do what?

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Ask the Expert

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.

Webcasts

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Upcoming Webinars: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Scan-Based and Project Design for Medical

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Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Here's an Idea: Medtech’s New Normal

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Podcasts: Design

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

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Webinars: Electronics & Computers

Adaptable Healthcare Solutions Designed for Safety and Security

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Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control

Here's an Idea: AI in MedTech

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Webinars: Medical

5 Ways to Test Wearable Devices

Inside Story

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.