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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A team of Brown University physicists has developed a new type of compact, ultra-sensitive magnetometer, 20 times more sensitive than many traditional sensors. The new...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
In a potential breakthrough in wearable sensing technology, researchers from Cornell and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, have designed a wrist- mounted device that continuously tracks the...
Special Reports: Connectivity
Medical Sensors & Wearables - August 2020
The wearable medical device market is expected to reach nearly $20 billion by 2025, driven by advances in sensor technology. This compendium of recent articles from the editors of Medical Design Briefs...Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The system looks for chemical indicators found in sweat to give a real-time snapshot of what’s happening inside the body.
Briefs: Medical
The removable adhesive could make it easier for surgeons to close up internal wounds.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The lab-on-a-chip device allows researchers to look at several different aspects of a disease simultaneously.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
This kiosk provides an accessible and affordable method for rapid, one-stop diagnostics to reduce time to treatment.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This gel-like material leads a path toward “mechanoceuticals.”
Briefs: Materials
The hydrogel could be made into a contact lens that effectively treats corneal melting.
Briefs: Medical
Tiny, metal-rich particles can be excited with a low-power laser for deep-tissue imaging.
News: Medical
Novel biosensors allow the simultaneous study of both neuronal activity and transcription factor dynamics.
News: Photonics/Optics
A new tool for medical professionals may help shed light on tumors.
News: Medical
Simon Fraser University researchers will use their pioneering imaging technology – called Mango, for its bright color – to develop coronavirus testing kits.
News: Medical
Researchers have tested a new imaging method to understand the brain as an individual develops Alzheimer's disease.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A low-cost, low-complexity ventilator developed by NASA engineers at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week.
Briefs: Medical
Bandages with integrated pH and temperature sensors, and electronically triggered drug release, improve healing.
Briefs: Medical
This gel releases short gene sequences into the heart muscle to heal it following a heart attack.
Briefs: Medical
The domino effect is used to design deployable systems that expand quickly with a small push and are stable and locked into place after deployment.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This device could give doctors a new therapeutic option for treating patients with conditions such as heart failure.
Briefs: Medical
Applications include emergency medicine, combat casualty care, and sports injuries.
Briefs: Wearables
Mobile, Wearable EEG Device with Nanowire Sensors
This low-cost electroencephalogram (EEG) device provides research-grade signal quality.
Briefs: Medical
The material consists solely of components that have already been shown to work well in the body.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
An inexpensive 3D-printed microfluidics device could be used to personalize cancer treatment.
Special Reports: Medical
Medical Manufacturing and Outsourcing - May 2020
How are advances in automation/robotics, welding, 3D printing, and other fabrication technologies shaping the future of medical device manufacturing? Find out in this Special Report – a...Articles: Photonics/Optics
A wildfire-preventing gel; NASA's 3D tissue models, and more.
Facility Focus: Robotics, Automation & Control
See some of the world-changing tools and technologies launched by Caltech scientists, from earthquake monitoring to helping the blind see.
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Briefs: Medical
This vibrometer has uses in analyzing spasms in humans, as a breath analyzer for diagnosis of cancer and other diseases, and as a preventative healthcare sensor.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Blood Test Detects Multiple Types of Cancer
The test can screen for numerous types of cancer with a high degree of accuracy.
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