Sensors

Products: Materials

New Products and Services: August 2020 Medical Design Briefs

Shielding materials, static control, 3D printing software, and more.

Global Innovations: Medical

Deep-Learned E-Skin Decodes Complex Human Motion

A single-strained electronic skin sensor, powered by deep learning, can capture human motion from a distance.

Briefs: Wearables

Simple Device Monitors Health Using Sweat

A single opening reduces the amount of evaporation.

R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition

New Coating Process Lights Porous Electronics and Sensors

Researchers have shown how to coat glass and plastic with porous titanium dioxide.

On-Demand Webinars: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Sensor Technology: A Flexible Solution for Wearables

The market for wearable technology in healthcare is exploding.

R&D: Medical

Device Improves Performance of Underactive Bladders

Researchers have developed a technology that can monitor bladder volume in real time and can effectively empty a person’s bladder.

R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Lung-Heart Super Sensor on a Chip

A sensor chip smaller than a ladybug records multiple lung and heart signals along with body movements and could enable a future socially distanced health monitor.

R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Sensors Offer Early Detection of Lung Tumors

Researchers have developed a new approach to early diagnosis of lung cancer: a urine test that can detect the presence of proteins linked to the disease.

Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Implantable Biosensor Operates Without Batteries

The biodegradable motion sensor paves the way for implanted nanotechnology.

Features: AR/AI

Scalable Artificial Intelligence for Medical Imaging

Major medical imaging vendors are currently ramping up their artificial intelligence (AI) activities.

Briefs: Medical

New Device Quickly Detects Lithium Ions in Blood of Bipolar Disorder Patients

The paper-based device allows point-of-care testing in one step.

Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition

New Technology May Detect COVID-19 Antibodies within 20 Minutes

Researchers have succeeded in detecting anti-avian influenza virus antibody in blood serum within 20 minutes, using a portable analyzer they have developed to conduct rapid...

Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Philips Launches Wearable Biosensor for Early Patient Deterioration Detection, including Clinical Surveillance for COVID-19

Royal Philips has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its wearable...

Products: Electronics & Computers

New Products & Services: June 2020 Medical Design Briefs

Shaft collars, modular clean labs, hybrid motion controllers, and more.

Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Wireless, Skin-Mounted Sensors Monitor Babies, Pregnant Women

The affordable monitoring system can easily be implemented to provide clinical-grade care in nearly any setting.

R&D: Imaging

Researchers Develop First Ultrasound Biosensor

A biosensor can be used inside the body to emit signals that can be detected by common ultrasound scanners.

R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition

E-Skin Powered by Sweat Can Monitor Health

A researcher has developed an electronic skin that is applied directly on top of real skin.

R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Flexible, Powerful, Fast Bioelectronic Devices

Researchers are working to use unique properties of materials to develop novel electronic devices that allow efficient interaction with biological substrates — specifically neural networks and the brain.

News: Sensors/Data Acquisition

In Vivo Imaging Links Sensory Experience to Activity

Novel biosensors allow the simultaneous study of both neuronal activity and transcription factor dynamics.

Blog: Medical

COVID-19: Researchers Adapt Portable, Reusable Test Developed for Zika Virus

“Testing, testing, testing.” It’s a mantra that health officials have been constantly promoting because screening people for COVID-19 is the best way to...

Briefs: AR/AI

Wearable Sensor Powered by AI Predicts Worsening Heart Failure before Hospitalization

Device could help doctors remotely detect changes in patients.

R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition

New Tech Takes Radiation Out of Cancer Screening

A new, inexpensive technology could save lives and money by routinely screening women for breast cancer without exposure to radiation.

Products: Medical

New Products & Services: May 2020 Medical Design Briefs

Position sensors, power clamps, CT scanners, and more.

Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition

New Imaging Technology Provides Greater Definition

The SEER method is 67 times faster than current techniques.

Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control

VAT Helps Sensirion Ramp Up Production of Urgently Needed Medical Flow Sensors

VAT, a manufacturer of high-end vacuum valves, is providing crucial valves needed for the production of the development of medical flow sensors. Flow sensors are...

Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Scientists Create Supersensitive Nanomaterials for DNA Diagnostics and Targeted Drug Delivery

The smart material holds promise for drugs against cancer and other serious diseases.

Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Prototype Patch Acts Like Heart Tissue

The patch mimics electrical signaling of the heart.

Briefs: Wearables

Highly Sensitive Sensors Show Promise in Enhancing Human Touch

The sensor has remarkable sensitivity, allowing the wearer to detect the light brush of a feather.

R&D: Electronics & Computers

Thermometer Can Be Stretched and Crumpled by Water

A thermal sensor measures body temperature by simple contacts such as wearing clothes or shaking hands and an actuator that could control movements of artificial muscle.