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The Electronics & Software knowledge hub offers you news, applications, technical briefs, and product announcements about medical electronics manufacturing and software systems.

Technology Leaders: Wearables

PCB Microelectronics Assembly Takes Center Stage for Medical Miniaturization

Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Cohesive Circuit Protection for Wearable Electronics
Technology Leaders: Energy
Developing a Customized Glucometer Using GreenPAK
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The Challenges of Handheld and Wearable Medical Device Batteries
From the Editor: IoMT
From the Editor - Medtronic’s Carol Malnati Talks about the Future of Remote Cardiac Device Monitoring
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
New Semiconductor Detector Shows Promise for Medical Diagnostics
Briefs: Medical
Chipset-Specific IPDs Simplify Development of Next-Gen Wireless Medical IoT Applications
Features: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Designing Rugged Myoelectric Interfaces for Highly Functional Prosthetics
INSIDER: Software
Baby Detector Software Embedded in Digital Camera Rivals ECG

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INSIDER: Medical

AI-Driven Dynamic Face Mask Adapts to Exercise, Pollution Levels

INSIDER: Lighting

Photoelectric Implant Controls Activity of Spinal Neurons

INSIDER: Medical

University COVID-19 Saliva Test Outperforms Commercial Swab Tests

INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Low-Cost, Portable Device Diagnoses Heart Attacks in Minutes

Features: Design

On the Rise: Wearable Injector Systems

Applications: Software

Additive Manufacturing Offers New Hope for Treating Women’s Pelvic Floor...

Ask the Expert

Ralph Bright on the Power of Power Cords

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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Upcoming Webinars: Software

Developing Multipoint FMEAs

Upcoming Webinars: Automotive

Technical Ceramics: Reshaping the Possible in Electric Vehicles

Upcoming Webinars: Software

Getting Started with Multiphysics Simulation in the Cloud with...

Webinars: Medical

Sensors, Apps, and Wearables: The Future of Medical Diagnostics

Upcoming Webinars: Automotive

The Art of EV Propulsion System Design

Upcoming Webinars: Automotive

Solutions for Automotive Interior Colors

Latest Briefs & News

R&D: Wearables

Easier Printing of Circuitry on Wearable Fabrics

Features: Electronics & Computers

A Practical Guide to Semiconductor and System Design Capabilities for the Healthcare Industry

Applications: Software
Additive Manufacturing Offers New Hope for Treating Women’s Pelvic Floor Disorders
Cosm’s work shines a light on a common, growing, under-served, and global women’s health issue.
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Robotics-Driven ‘White Cane’ Guides Users to Desired Location

Equipped with a color 3D camera, an inertial measurement sensor, and its own on-board computer, a newly improved robotic cane could offer blind and visually impaired users...

Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Product Focus: Pumps/Valves 2021
Fluid-dispensing systems, a micro-dosing pump, solenoid valves, and more.
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Products and Services: September 2021 Medical Design Briefs
A smart function kit, thermoelectric coolers, positioning stages, and more.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Optical Device Offers Improved Thyroid Cancer Screening
The device combines near infrared light, time resolved spectroscopy, and diffuse correlation spectroscopy.
R&D: Electronics & Computers
Batteryless Pacemaker Could Use Heart’s Energy for Power
The cardiac pacemaker of the future could be powered by the heart itself.
Products: Electronics & Computers
New Products and Services: August 2021 Medical Design Briefs
Reference design kits, smart textiles, thermoplastic elastomers, and more.
Products: Electronics & Computers
Product of the Month: August 2021 Medical Design Briefs
A new series of medical desktop ac-dc power supplies is available from CUI.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Inflatable, Shape-Changing Spinal Implants Could Help Treat Severe Pain
The device uses soft robotics, ultra-thin electronics, and microfluidics.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Automation in Electronics Manufacturing Enables Better Patient Care
Automation removes the possibility of human error in high-precision or repetitive processes.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Future Washable Smart Clothes Powered by Wi-Fi Will Monitor Health
A flexible, silk-based coil is sewn on the textile.
R&D: Semiconductors & ICs
Inkjet Printing Shows Promise for Making E-Textiles
Researchers have demonstrated that they can print layers of electrically conductive ink on polyester fabric.
Features: Electronics & Computers
Maintaining Quality in Medical Imaging Applications: Considerations for Capacitor Selection
Before you select RF components for an MRI machine, make sure you first understand the basic physics of the technology.
Products: Materials
New Products and Services: July 2021 Medical Design Briefs
EMI filters, plastic optic fibers, power modules, and more.
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Product Focus (July 2021): Molding
CT software, electric robot, molding material, and more.
Applications: Motion Control
Advancements in Robotic Magnetic Navigation Technology Enhance Surgical Processes
See how robots are helping to treat cardiac arrhythmias.
Briefs: Wearables
Tiny, Wireless, Injectable Chips Use Ultrasound to Monitor Body Processes
The single-chip system is a complete functioning electronic circuit.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Neural Implant Monitors Multiple Brain Areas at Once, Provides New Neuroscience Insights
UC San Diego engineers wants to know: How do different parts of the brain communicate with each other during learning and memory formation?
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Wearable Accelerometer Could Reduce Falls for Seniors
Worn on the fingertips like a thimble, the wearable helps reduce postural sway.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Portable COVID Test Delivers Fast, Accurate Results
The single-chip system is a complete functioning electronic circuit.
R&D: Electronics & Computers
Nontoxic, Flexible Energy Converters Could Power Wearable Devices
Researchers report the design and fabrication of single-wall carbon nanotube thermoelectric devices on flexible polyimide substrates as a basis for wearable energy converters.
R&D: Electronics & Computers
All-in-One Device Uses Microwave Power
An innovative system may provide a new option to use directed energy for biomedical applications.
Technology Leaders: Electronics & Computers
Design Strategies for Converting Rotary Motion into Linear Motion
Medical pipettes, syringes, and mesotherapy devices often move loads linearly instead of rotationally.
Global Innovations: Materials
Graphene-Based Sensor Technology for Wearable Medical Devices Offers Sensitivity, Flexibility
A next-gen sensor uses an innovative material called G-Putty.
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Injectable Chips Use Ultrasound to Monitor Body Processes

Implantable medical devices are used to monitor physiological conditions such as temperature, blood pressure, glucose, and respiration for both diagnostic and therapeutic...

Supplements: Connectivity
2021 Resource Guide
Our 2021 Resource Guide shows you the top manufacturers in materials, manufacturing, and a range of other medical-device categories.
Products: Electronics & Computers
New Products and Services: June 2021 Medical Design Briefs
Medical connectors, servo positioners, SMT jumpers, and more.
R&D: Energy
Reduced Heat Leakage Improves Wearable Heat Harvester
A flexible heat harvesting device shows better efficiency at retaining heat to power the device.
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
New Products & Services: May 2021 Medical Design Briefs
Barcode readers, risk-management software, servo drives, and more.

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Features: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Sterilization with Nitrogen Dioxide Gas: A New Tool for Designers and...

INSIDER: Medical

Nanoscience — Blowing the Whistle on COVID-19

Briefs: Materials

Aluminum Anodizing Technology for Reusable Medical Equipment

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