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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A new way of taking images in the mid-infrared part of the spectrum, developed by researchers at MIT and elsewhere, could enable a wide variety of applications, including thermal imaging, biomedical...
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Japanese researchers describe a new implantable device no bigger than the width of a coin that can be used to control brain patterns. The device, which can be read about in...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Because atrial fibrillation (AF) often does not present symptoms, stroke is too often its first manifestation. For effective stroke prevention, timely diagnosis of AF is crucial. Mobile devices are...
INSIDER: Medical
Optical mammography (OM), which uses harmless red or infrared light, has been developed for use in conjunction with x-rays for diagnosis or monitoring in cases demanding repeated imaging where high...
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A new optical imaging system developed at Columbia University uses red and near-infrared light to identify breast cancer patients who will respond...
Global Innovations: Medical
Imperial College LondonLondon, UKwww.imperial.ac.uk
In a series of procedures carried out by a team at Imperial College London at St Mary’s Hospital, researchers...
Briefs: Medical
The concept for a new automated visual inspection system that uses robotics to manipulate metallic components is being tested at the University of Sheffield’s Advanced...
Applications: Imaging
Computed tomography (CAT or CT) imaging is an incredible tool doctors use to help detect and diagnose patients noninvasively. Using specialized x-ray technology, the device has the...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Like sandblasting at the nanometer scale, focused beams of ions ablate hard materials to form intricate three-dimensional patterns. The beams can create tiny features in the lateral...
INSIDER: Imaging
It's one of the most talked about injuries in sport today: concussion. Yet there is no accepted way to image a concussion. Scientists have now developed a portable brain imaging...
INSIDER: Medical
Researchers have optimized the design of laboratory-grown, synthetic diamonds, bringing the new technology one step closer to enhancing biosensing applications, such as magnetic brain...
From the Editor: Motion Control
In December, we asked Medical Design Briefs readers to cast their ballot to choose from our 12 Products of the Month the technology they felt was the most significant new introduction to the design...
Briefs: Medical
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories want to use small magnetic sensors to image the brain in a way that's simpler and less expensive than the magnetoencephalography system now used.
Global Innovations: Motion Control
École Polytechnique Fédéral de LausanneLausanne, Switzerlandhttps://actu.epfl.ch
An extremely lightweight and portable hand exoskeleton may one day help the physically impaired with...
Features: Imaging
In an industry where people's health and wellness are on the line, manufacturers can't afford to let risk go unaddressed. As the International Organization for Standardization...
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Nearly four million infants in developing countries die each year within a month of birth due to complications of prematurity, low birth weight,...
INSIDER: Medical
Researchers used machine learning techniques, including natural language processing algorithms, to identify clinical concepts in radiologist reports for CT scans,...
News: Imaging
A BYU professor and his team have found a way to take the 3D displays of science fiction and make them a reality. A reader asks: Could surgeons use this kind of volumetric display?
Briefs: Medical
Leti, a research institute of CEA Tech, has taken a major step toward development of next-generation magnetoencephalography (MEG) that could significantly reduce the cost of MEG systems and scans,...
Features: Medical
Small, intelligent medical devices worn on the body and/or kept in the home — in addition to those used in hospital networks — are not just saving lives. They are...
Briefs: Medical
Photon counting detectors with high spatiotemporal resolution are key tools of imaging techniques where picosecond timing and micrometer position imaging are required, such as time...
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A new type of pressure sensor is based on micro-optomechanical systems (MOMS) technology. Developed by imec, a research and innovation hub focusing on...
Features: Photonics/Optics
With the ever-increasing influx of automation in the manufacturing industry, the process of prioritizing accurate measurements is needed now more than ever to ensure that products are not...
Features: Photonics/Optics
Advances in CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) imaging sensor (CIS) module technology are shrinking pixel size, allowing more pixels to fit into a...
Products: Medical
Silicone Extrusion Equipment
Rosendahl, Pischelsdorf, Austria, offers a line of silicone extrusion equipment designed to provide high flexibility and low scrap rates. The RN-Z sili-cone extrusion line can perform 24/7...
Features: Medical
Four lasers can be used for micro welding: pulsed neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG), continuous wave (CW) fiber, quasi continuous wave (QCW)...
News: Imaging
A new gesture-recognition technology from Lancaster University can make a remote control out of your coffee mug — or most everyday objects, for that matter.
R&D: Medical
A research team has created wearable displays for various applications including healthcare. Integrating organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) into fabrics, the team developed highly flexible...
Briefs: Medical
Researchers have developed a terahertz imaging approach that, for the first time, can acquire micron-scale resolution images while retaining computational approaches designed...
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Quantum Surgical Acquires NeuWave Medical, Inc.
INSIDER: Design
MD&M West Keynote: Disrupting the Status Quo: Are We Innovating or Just...
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
MD&M West Presentation: How Intelligent Product Lifecycle Management...
INSIDER: Medical
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Education Initiative: Student Education Initiative to Empower Next...
Ask the Expert
John Chandler on Achieving Quality Motion Control
FAULHABER MICROMO brings together the highest quality motion technologies and value-added services, together with global engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing, to deliver top quality micro motion solutions. With 34 years’ experience, John Chandler injects a key engineering perspective into all new projects and enjoys working closely with OEM customers to bring exciting new technologies to market.
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Surgical & Assistive Robotics: Redefining Human Capability
Podcasts: Design
How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery
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Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices
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Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care
On-Demand Webinars: Communications
Understanding Testing and Compliance Requirements for Wireless Medical Devices
Podcasts: AR/AI
Inside Story
Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
Eurofins Medical Device Testing (MDT) provides a full scope of testing services. In this interview, Eurofins’ experts, Sunny Modi, PhD, Director of Package Testing; and Elizabeth Sydnor, Director of Microbiology; answer common questions on medical device packaging and sterilization.
