Medical
Crystek Launches New Saw Clock Oscillator
March 21, 2013 10:27 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsCrystek Crystals announces the release of a 250 – 1,090 MHz SAW Clock Oscillator (in single frequency band), the CCSO-914X. Crystek designed the module using proprietary circuitry and SAW (surface acoustic wave) resonator technology to provide ultra-low jitter/phase noise performance with true SineWave output.
Engineering Newswire 30: Augmented Reality Recognizes Your Friends
March 21, 2013 10:08 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by Interpower, the premier supplier of power system components for worldwide markets, we’re testing experimental grasshopper rockets, making smooth jazz on the seaboard, and making the Sphero do everything.
Wireless, Implanted Sensor Broadens Range of Brain Research
March 21, 2013 9:42 am | by National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering | News | CommentsA compact, self-contained sensor recorded and transmitted brain activity data wirelessly for more than a year in early stage animal tests, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. In addition to allowing for more natural studies of brain activity in moving subjects...
Remote Monitors from Global Monitoring to Optimize Operations
March 21, 2013 9:37 am | by Nomadic Safety; Global Monitoring | News | CommentsTo reduce maintenance costs and improve customer service related to the performance of its safety trailers used on remote works sites, Nomadic Safety is installing Remote Monitors from Global Monitoring on its trailers to track various operating parameters.
With Patient Health at Stake, Medical Equipment Industry Needs to Improve Supply Chain Visibility
March 21, 2013 9:21 am | by Armin Meissner | Blogs | CommentsThere are few industries as tightly interwoven with life and death issues as medical equipment. Getting everything right; from adherence to regulations to on-time product deliveries to perfectly performing products, is paramount. Complete transparency throughout the medical equipment supply chain is an absolute necessity.
HotSpot Episode 4: Leap Motion Control
March 18, 2013 10:34 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsThis week on WDD's HotSpot, Neurowear has adapted its brainwave-reading technology to create Micro Headphones; the newly EU-funded Mindwalker project is routing brain signals directly to a robotic exoskeleton; Qualcomm is putting wireless charging platforms through real-world tests...
Engineering Update #6: Spidey's New Suit, Robotic Cheetahs and Stretchable Power Supplies
March 15, 2013 10:27 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsIn this episode of Engineering Update, Spiderman gets a new suit; Thimble Bioelectronics creates a portable pain patch; and MIT develops a running cheetah robot; and Scientists at Northwestern University create a stretchy silicone elastomer.
Lots of Tech but Few Breakout Hits at SXSW Confab
March 15, 2013 9:34 am | by BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsThis year, though, chatter focused on hardware rather than software, and on big ideas rather than coming out parties. The most-used mobile app was the festival's own application, which helped attendees keep track of South By Southwest's barrage of panels, talks, meet-ups and parties.
Engineering Newswire 29: 3D Printers in Vending Machines
March 14, 2013 10:37 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by PTC delivering technology solutions that transform the way you create and service your products, we're kick starting low-cost robotics, using a 3D printing vending machine, and having a cup of coffee, in the sky.
HotSpot Episode 3: Eye-Tracking Technology
March 11, 2013 9:26 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsThis week on WDD's Hotspot, Samsung's new Galaxy S IV will feature eye-tracking technology; Overdrive Robotics' smartbot is a smartphone and robot in one; LIFEBeam engineers create heart rate-monitoring SMART bicycle helmet; and Thimble Bioelectronics provides portable pain relief.
Engineering Newswire 28: Titanic II Will Sink, If You Put a Hole in It
March 7, 2013 11:11 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by Interpower, the premier supplier of power system components for worldwide markets, we’re building trikes with BMW engines, separating Oreos with scrap parts, and designing Titanic II, because, you know, that’s necessary.
How to Predict the Progress of Technology
March 7, 2013 10:26 am | by David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | Articles | CommentsResearchers at MIT and the Santa Fe Institute have found that some widely used formulas for predicting how rapidly technology will advance — notably, Moore’s Law and Wright’s Law — offer superior approximations of the pace of technological progress.
Engineering Newswire 27: Hovering Hummingbirds Lead to New UAVs
March 4, 2013 4:21 pm | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by PTC; delivering technology solutions that transform the way you create and service your products, we’re building robotic hands that feel, studying shark suckers to make adhesives, and developing flexible electronics that read your brain.
HotSpot Episode 2: Wearable Gesture Control
March 4, 2013 10:47 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsIn this episode of the HotSpot, Thalmic Labs introduces its wearable gesture-controlled arm band; Hewlett-Packard re-enters the tablet market; Microchip announces its BodyCam technology; and InfoMotion Sports Technologies unveils its 94Fifty sensor basketball.
Engineering Update #5: Robotic Cockroaches, Lightsabers, a 3D Wearable Mouse, and Google Glass
February 28, 2013 12:28 pm | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsIn this episode of Engineering Update, brought to you by Mouser Electronics, researchers at the University of Michigan are studying cockroaches in order to advance robotic technology; 3D wearable, wireless, thumb-activated, space recognition, Bluetooth 4.0 low-energy protocol mouse called Mycestro.
HotSpot Episode 1: Picture Perfect
February 25, 2013 11:06 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsThis week on WDD's Hotspot, brought to you by Memory Protection Devices, ASUS releases a pocket router; Oxford University creates an autonomous navigational system; and CA-based Second Sight receives U.S. market approval from the FDA; and MIT develops a processor chip.
Engineering Newswire 26: Super Sober Pills
February 21, 2013 11:04 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by Interpower, the premier supplier of power system components for worldwide markets, we're curing alcoholism with nanocapsules, building squishy robots that jump, and building brain machines for rat cyborgs.
Engineering Update #4: Robots Driven By Moths, Recycling Nike & Nokia, and a Hacking Kit That Flies
February 14, 2013 5:31 pm | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsScientists at the University of Tokyo have found inspiration for their autonomous sensory-driven robots by examining male silkmoths … lookin’ for love. Their new two-wheeled robots are piloted by male silkmoths in search of a special lady.
Components, Characteristics and Device Implementation
February 12, 2013 10:24 am | by Luis Puebla, Applications Engineer, Freescale | Articles | CommentsAccording to the National Sleep Foundation, more than 18 million American adults have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA occurs when the back muscles of the throat relax while sleeping, causing the airway to narrow, resulting in snoring. These muscles could also completely block the flow of air to the lungs.
Engineering Newswire 24: New Armchair Transforms into Rowing Machine
February 11, 2013 9:41 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by Interpower, the premier supplier of power system components for worldwide markets, we’re 3D printing our own Pez dispensers, transforming sitting chairs into rowing machines, and sending messages that will self-destruct.
ECN's Engineering Update #3: Mission: Impossible Gets Real
February 8, 2013 9:36 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | Comments"Watson," no, not Sherlock's sidekick, but the famous supercomputer who beat the world's best human at Jeopardy, is going back to school. IBM is sending the Watson system to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, so it can improve its "thinking" skills.
Wearable Cameras Provide New Insight into Lifestyle Behaviors and Health
February 5, 2013 10:08 am | by Elsevier Health Sciences | News | CommentsUnderstanding the relationships between lifestyle behaviors and health outcomes can be enhanced by the use of wearable cameras, concludes a collection of studies in a special theme issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Three studies report on the latest preventive medicine research using Microsoft's wearable camera, the SenseCam.
Quest’s Battery-Powered, Mobile Wireless Surgical Video Display
January 30, 2013 3:16 pm | by Quest International, Inc. | News | CommentsQuest International, Inc. has announced the availability of the AlphaView Battery-Powered Mobile Video Cart. The newly announced wireless HD video, surgical display system feature a 32 inch, 2.3 megapixel medical-grade LCD on a heavy-duty battery-powered mobile cart.
MKW10M Series 10 Watt Medical Grade DC/DC Converters
November 26, 2012 5:55 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Minmax MKW10M Series is a 10 Watt, high performance, medical grade converter with reinforced 4200VAC I/O-isolation. This compact industry standard 2”x1” shielded metal package is an ideal, economic solution for space-saving, performance demanding applications in industrial and medical instrumentation that require compliance to the latest medical safety standards.
High Power Medical AC/DC Power Supplies
August 17, 2012 12:05 pm | Product Releases | CommentsPower Sources Unlimited announces the new ME-1200 Series of high power medical AC/DC power supplies. Available models include 12V, 15V, 24V, 30V, 36V, 48V and 60VDC single output. Universal AC input with active power factor corrected (PFC) with high-efficiency up to 93%. Programmable output voltage and current.
