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New Wearable Sensor Tracks Vitamin C Levels in Sweat

The noninvasive technology could support dietary adherence and detect nutritional deficiencies.

Adapting Under COVID: Expansion and Implementation of PPE Testing

Regardless of the pace of production, quality control testing is still required to ensure that the products being sent to our front lines will perform as required.

Spinal Stimulators Repurposed to Restore Touch in Lost Limb

Spinal cord stimulators could provide sensory feedback to a prosthetic arm.

Robotic Arm Helps Perform Delicate Surgeries

Sending small electrical currents to the fingertips of someone operating a robotic arm can help surgeons during robot-assisted procedures.

Are You Ready for the Next UDI Deadline?

As summer 2020 gives way to fall and we continue grappling with unprecedented challenges, healthcare industry efforts persist to ensure that medical supplies are available when and where they are...

3D Printable Material Mimics Biological Tissues

Researchers have 3D printed a complex, porous lattice structure using liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), creating devices that can finally mimic cartilage and other biological tissues.

How Unlimited-Length Flexible Printed Circuits Are Transforming Electrical Interfaces in Medical Devices

See how s flexible printed circuits (FPCs) are replacing microwires.

Hot Ring Produces Microwave-Powered Ultrasound Pulses Wirelessly

Researchers have developed a wireless ultrasound transducer that is efficiently excited by microwaves.

Researchers 3D Print Working Heart Pump with Human Cells

Researchers have 3D printed a functioning centimeter-scale human heart pump in the lab.

Wristband Tracks Human Hand in 3D

A wrist-mounted device continuously tracks the entire human hand in 3D.

Medical Device Package Testing: Developing a Test Plan that Avoids Product Launch Delays

Engineers are thinking of creative ways to design a packaging system that will ensure safe arrival of a medical device.

Fast-Tracking Diagnostic Testing for COVID-19 and Other Viruses

Plasma equipment manufacturer PVA TePla America was asked by a manufacturer of real-time PCR diagnostic tests to treat hundreds of thousands of plastic cartridges used to test for COVID-19.

Researchers Develop Portable Blood Ammonia Detector

Researchers have developed a handheld, portable ammonia detector that — like glucometers used to measure blood sugar — assesses ammonia levels from a finger or earlobe prick.

Temporary COVID-Specific Treatment and Testing Facilities Require Distinct Interconnect Solutions

Robust connectivity is integral to the accuracy and efficiency.

Super-Strong Surgical Tape Detaches on Demand

A double-sided adhesive can be detached from the underlying tissue without causing any damage.

When Every Second Counts … Important Considerations for Respiratory Ventilator Design

Ventilators are mission-critical to sustaining life and require a robust design to ensure they maintain the necessary up-time for patient care.

New Products and Services

Simulation Software Volume Graphics, Charlotte, NC, has added and augmented important functionalities to its software that help designers and manufacturers capture and interrogate product data to improve final...

Thin Film Electrodes Show Potential for Transforming Neurosurgery

Thin-film technology could soon offer a less invasive and more cost-effective solution to enhance neurosurgery for people with neurological brain conditions, including epilepsy.

World’s Smallest Imaging Device Could Lead to Improved Heart Treatments

The camera-like device can be inserted into blood vessels to provide high-quality 3D images.

From the Editor - Device Companies Seek M&A Deals Despite Global Pandemic

While some sectors of the medical device industry have done well during the pandemic, others have been adversely affected. Either way, mergers and acquisitions have been...

Four Critical Challenges of Prehospital Infusion

Infusion pump manufacturers must address challenges to support paramedics.

Damage & Repair Tracker

The UK's fleet of Merlin Mark 2 helicopters has been testing the tlmNexus' Damage & Repair Tracker (DaRT).

Rear Fuselage Packer

To date, the rear fuselage packers have been used in the production of over 500 aircraft.

Mars Rover Electric Motors

A number of maxon's precision DC and BLDC motors were designed into the Perseverance rover.

Directed-Energy System to Defeat Small Unmanned Aircraft System Swarms

New weapons technology is needed to combat the proliferation of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS).

New Diamond Super-Material Enhances Aircraft Survivability

A diamond composite is the ultimate optics and semiconducting super-material.

WIAMan Technology Demonstrator Sensor Codes Conforming to International Organization for Standardization/Technical Standard (ISO/TS) 13499

The Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin (WIAMan) Project is in the process of developing anthropomorphic test devices.

Solar-Powered Structures

Pvilion, a solar-powered fabric provider, was recently awarded a contract by the United State Air Force (USAF).

Operating System Software

Learn about the The INTEGRITY-178 tuMP RTOS.