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News: Automotive
The growing role of electronics and software is altering the design process, requiring a greater focus on validation and verification. Tools are evolving to let developers do more tests...
Products: Photonics/Optics
New LX VisualApplets cameras from Baumer Group (Frauenfeld, Switzerland/Southington, CT) feature integrated, application-specific image preprocessing directly in the camera’s FPGA. FPGA programming is done with...
Videos: Medical
When people discuss electropolishing, the first thing that comes to mind is a part with a bright finish. Though the bright finish is the most identifiable trait, there are some important, often...
Videos: Aerospace
A state-of-the-art machine at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center creates intricate metal parts for America's next heavy-lift rocket.
Videos: Medical
MICROMO attended Medical Design & Manufacturing West (MD&M)/ATX 2016 Conference and trade show, and announced several new products. MICROMO's COO, Dodd Disler, reviews and introduces an...
Videos: Medical
The four-pole brushless DC servo motor is ideal for applications in which high power and dynamic start/stop operation with the lowest possible total weight is an important factor....
Videos: Medical
Grasping with suitable pressure, without damaging or dropping objects, touching and feeling the shape and texture of something: healthy people do this hundreds of times each day...
Videos: Medical
At the end of May 2014, the Rosetta space probe moved into an orbit around the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in order to map its surface and prepare for the landing of...
Videos: Medical
Tattoo artists and cosmeticians applying permanent make-up also benefit from having a light, handy device that they can delicately operate. The color pigments are injected in the...
Videos: Materials
Master Bond is keeping its 40th anniversary party going. In this video, we find out how Master Bond expanded over the years to produce new product lines and formulations that serve a variety...
Videos: Test & Measurement
The HDV500 Digital Video Comparator offers the best features of a large horizontal optical comparator and a vision metrology system. Much like the HDV300 and 400, the heart of the system centers on a uniquely designed...
News: Data Acquisition
The most important information that is immediately needed for earthquake disasters is the location, depth, and magnitude of the earthquake. The most common method of establishing an earthquake's...
News: Software
Two new systems for driverless cars can identify a user’s location and orientation in places where GPS does not function, and identify the various components of a road scene...
News: Aerospace
When astronauts return to Earth in the Orion spacecraft, they will reenter on an extremely hot and fast journey through the atmosphere before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. To protect...
News: Manned Systems
The automotive air-conditioning industry changeover to low global warming R-1234yf involves a lot more than new fittings and a more robust evaporator to prevent leakage of the...
News: Green Design & Manufacturing
The industry transition to a low global-warming-potential (GWP) air conditioning refrigerant, already underway in Europe, moves into high gear in the U.S., as CAFE (Corporate...
News: Automotive
GKN Driveline systems integration engineer Rainer Brüning was a little disappointed.
Industry News: Medical
February 2016 Month-End Industry News
Here is the latest batch of news from the medical products community. Please click the link for more.
Videos: Aerospace
The return of supersonic passenger travel is one step closer to reality with NASA's award of a contract for the preliminary design of a low boom flight demonstrator aircraft. This is the...
News: Defense
Aerospace and defense (A&D) companies that provide maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) services increasingly find themselves out of their comfort zone as the recent appetite for new...
News: RF & Microwave Electronics
Northrop Grumman flew a SYERS-2 (senior year electro-optical reconnaissance systems) intelligence gathering sensor on an RQ-4 Global Hawk, marking the debut of the legacy...
INSIDER: Imaging
To improve a robot's ability to "see", the fix is in the code.
INSIDER: Imaging
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a chip that allows new radar cameras to fit into the palm of your hand.
INSIDER: Test & Measurement
The James Webb Space Telescope team is installing telescope mirror segments using a high-precision robotic arm. To precisely install the segments, the robotic arm can move in six...
INSIDER: Materials
A new soft robotic gripper made out of rubber and stretchable electrodes can bend and pick up delicate objects like eggs and paper. It uses electroadhesion – flexible electrode flaps that act...
INSIDER: Test & Measurement
An artificial intelligence algorithm was developed that greatly increases accuracy in diagnosing the health of complex mechanical systems. Typical vibration analysis searches for...
INSIDER: Medical
'Sticky' Sensor Mimics Human Skin
A paper-based sensor from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) mimics the sensory functions of human skin. The low-cost "Paper Skin" detects external stimuli, including touch, pressure, temperature, acidity, and humidity.
Videos: Motion Control
A new version of Atlas, from Boston Dynamics, is designed to operate outdoors and inside buildings. It is specialized for mobile manipulation, and electrically powered and...
News: Energy
Energy efficiency is key to the total cost of ownership of enclosure climate control solutions, and electricity consumption is a major element of operating costs. Hybrid technology, developed and patented by Rittal,...
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INSIDER: Medical
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From the Editor: Medical
From The Editor: Charting the Technologies That Will Shape Medtech in 2026
INSIDER: Medical
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Features: AR/AI
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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.
Webcasts
Podcasts: Medical
How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Medical
Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices
Podcasts: Design
Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care
On-Demand Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Understanding Testing and Compliance Requirements for Wireless Medical Devices
Podcasts: AR/AI
Personalized Medicine and Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Green Design & Manufacturing
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.