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SAE and ISO Publish Joint Automotive Cybersecurity Standard

The new standard that will help ensure that cybersecurity is entwined throughout the entire product lifecycle.

Tiny Wireless Device Illuminates Neuron Activity in the Brain

Researchers are creating new tools for a method called optogenetics, which shines light at specific neurons in the brain to excite or suppress activity.

Highly Accurate Test Quantifies Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2

Scientists have developed a rapid, highly accurate test to detect antibodies against the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 in human serum.

Show Preview: Medical Wearables for Biosensors

See what's happening at the Designing Biosensors for Medical Wearables Conference.

Achieving High Marks for Medical Device Makers: Ultrashort Pulse Lasers

Unique device identifiers, or UDIs, enable better reporting, reviewing, and analyzing of adverse events.

Product Focus: Pumps/Valves

Fluid-dispensing systems, a micro-dosing pump, solenoid valves, and more.

Ford Drives into SAE Level 2

U.S. Patent #10752253, granted to four Ford Motor Co. engineers in August 2020, covers the “driver awareness detection system” that is a key safety component in the company’s first “hands-free”...

Bioprinted 3D Cardiac Patches Could Reverse Scar Formation After Heart Attacks

The system promotes myocardial regeneration after a cardiac event.

Ethernet Backbones will Support Many Branches

Ethernet is displacing CAN (controller area networks) as the primary architecture for automotive networks, but a host of other communications protocols are helping reduce cost and complexity....

FPGA Technology for High-Speed Medical Image Processing

Through better detection, digital mammography can significantly improve radiology outcomes.

Developing a Customized Glucometer Using GreenPAK

Glucometer designs available on the market today are costly, large, and power inefficient. See how GreenPAK offers an upgrade.

UV Sensors for Wearables Are Flexible, Sensitive

To make ultraviolet (UV)-detecting wearables, scientists have created a new type of light sensor that is both flexible and highly sensitive.

On the Rise: Wearable Injector Systems

The advent of automatic drug-delivery devices has empowered patients to take their treatments in their own hands.

Coating Releases Antimicrobial Peptides

A coating can be applied to endotracheal tubes and release antimicrobial peptides that target infectious bacteria with specificity.

Optical Device Offers Improved Thyroid Cancer Screening

The device combines near infrared light, time resolved spectroscopy, and diffuse correlation spectroscopy.

From the Editor: Medtech Industry Continues to Create High-Paying Jobs Throughout COVID-19 Pandemic

New data shows that during the pandemic, the medtech industry created more, better-paying jobs than the manufacturing sector overall.

Soft Skin Patch Could Provide Early Warning for Strokes, Heart Attacks

The patch uses ultrasound to monitor blood flow to organs.

Batteryless Pacemaker Could Use Heart’s Energy for Power

The cardiac pacemaker of the future could be powered by the heart itself.

New Products and Services

A smart function kit, thermoelectric coolers, positioning stages, and more.

Mastering the UKCA Compliance Challenge

Deadlines are approaching for compliance.

PCB Microelectronics Assembly Takes Center Stage for Medical Miniaturization

Small medical electronics are at the forefront of a new round of technology trends involving printed circuit board (PCB) assembly and manufacturing.

The Problem of Obsolete Avionics

Learn different strategies for addressing outdated avionics, like adding in commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products.

Graphite-Based Sensor for Wearable Medical Devices

Researchers have developed graphene-based sensing technology using G-Putty material — a highly malleable graphene blended putty. The printed sensors are 50 times more sensitive than the...

BioPod Takes One Step Closer to Life on Mars

Interstellar used Dassault’s 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud to design and develop its first prototype: BioPod.

Abnormal Grain Growth Suppression in Aluminum Alloys

Applications include manufacturing structural components for aerospace vehicles, cars, trucks, trains, ships, and submarines.

Microphone Detects Turbulence Hundreds of Miles Away

A NASA microphone that detects unseen air turbulence is lofted to high heights aboard a stratospheric glider.

Technology Converts Waste Plastics to Jet Fuel

The reaction converts 90% of plastic to jet fuel and other valuable hydrocarbon products within an hour at moderate temperatures.

Imitating Human Hands to Make Better Sensors

This work could help severely injured people, such as soldiers, regain the ability to control their movements.

Universal Tactile Sensing with Electromechanically Coupled Conductors

These tactile imaging sensors can measure pressure distribution without using pressure-sensitive materials.