Medical
LCD module designed for easy reading
June 27, 2012 9:44 am | Product Releases | CommentsElectronic Assembly has designed the EA DIP203-4 LCD module for applications where the display has to be clearly legible. The module comes with a high-contrast alphanumeric LCD supertwist display for showing four 20-character lines. LED background lighting supplied as a standard feature makes the text clearly stand out.
Promoting health? It's all in the game
June 27, 2012 9:08 am | by Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent, Reuters | News | CommentsMeet Roxxi - a feisty and fully-armed virtual nanobot. Billed as "medicine's mightiest warrior", she's fighting an epic battle deep inside the human body where she launches rapid-fire assaults on malignant cells.
Why Canon should kill its mixed reality glasses product
June 27, 2012 8:48 am | by Kasey Panetta, Associate Editor | Articles | CommentsCanon is debuting their Mixed Reality Glasses—just in case you suddenly have the desire to totally throw off your entire vestibular system and sense of reality. You know, like at a fun weekend party. The goggles fall somewhere between Google Glass and RED Classic ViewMaster 3D Viewer and Collector Reel. If you’re still not experiencing a vivid mental image, they look awful, heavy, and awkward...
Microcontrollers feature ARM Cortex-M core for projects needing digital signal control
June 26, 2012 3:42 pm | Stmicroelectronics | Product Releases | CommentsSTMicroelectronics is now delivering the first samples of its new STM32 F3 series of microcontrollers, featuring the ARM Cortex-M core, to major OEM customers.
Microwave coaxial cables feature solid core or monofilament dielectric for desirable signal speed and improved electrical performance
June 26, 2012 3:18 pm | Product Releases | CommentsTemp-Flex LLC, a subsidiary of Molex Incorporated, announced the availability of microwave coaxial cables designed for high-bandwidth applications using proprietary processes.
Synchronizer accommodates up to 8 PCIe boards for multichannel applications
June 26, 2012 2:56 pm | Product Releases | CommentsPentek, Inc. introduced a system synchronization and distribution amplifier, the Model 7893 PCIe board.
Seeing inside tissue
June 26, 2012 1:35 pm | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsImagine if doctors could perform surgery without ever having to cut through your skin. Or if they could diagnose cancer by seeing tumors inside the body with a procedure that is as simple as an ultrasound. Thanks to a technique developed by engineers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), all of that may be possible in the not-so-distant future.
Researchers develop new method for analyzing cell function
June 26, 2012 12:00 pm | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsResearchers in Finland and Germany have developed an open-source software that will make it significantly easier to process bioimaging data. The software, named BioImageXD, will help in analysing cell and tissue functions.
Tablet computers may interfere with settings on magnetically programmable shunt valves
June 26, 2012 11:57 am | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsResearchers at the University of Michigan have found that the Apple iPad 2 can interfere with settings of magnetically programmable shunt devices, which are often used to treat children with hydrocephalus.
Oscilloscope named in top 100 technologically significant products
June 26, 2012 10:13 am | News | CommentsOKLAHOMA CITY, OK –June 21, 2012-- Oscium's oscilloscope has been recognized as one of the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace over the past year. An independent judging panel and the editors of R&D Magazine selected Oscium’s iPad oscilloscope (iMSO-104) for the prestigious R&D 100 Award.
Portable defibrillators rely on reed relays in high-voltage charging circuit
June 26, 2012 10:13 am | by John Beigel, MEDER electronic, www.meder.com | Articles | CommentsPortable automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are showing up regularly in places where large groups of people congregate, like airports and sports stadiums. This huge increase in the number of portable AEDs has not been driven by governmental regulation, but by the overwhelming evidence that they save lives.
Insight: Look, no hands! Augmented reality gets a grip
June 21, 2012 3:27 pm | by Harro Ten Wolde and Tarmo Virki | News | CommentsOne day in March 2000, just days before the dot-com bubble began its journey back to earth, German engineer Thomas Alt first glimpsed the future of technology.
Medical power supplies meet UL60601-1 3rd edition
June 21, 2012 9:32 am | TDK-Lambda Americas, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsTDK Corporation announces that the new TDK-Lambda CFE400M series are now available. These new digitally-controlled, 300 to 400 watt single output, medical power supplies are available in convection and fan cooled versions. Combining a 4kVac reinforced input-to-output isolation with dual fusing and an output-to-ground isolation of 1500Vac...
LNAs offer enhanced wireless receiver sensitivity
June 20, 2012 11:52 am | Product Releases | CommentsSkyworks Solutions, Inc. unveiled two new series of high performance and low power LNAs for multiple industrial, scientific, medical (ISM) bands and next generation cellular infrastructure applications. Skyworks’ newest low noise amplifiers enable enhanced wireless receiver sensitivity, wider dynamic range and a high level of design flexibility. With the addition of these latest devices, Skyworks now powers solutions with continuous coverage from 30 to 3000 MHz. Various customers are already leveraging Skyworks’ devices for power line monitoring and security systems, government radio networks, in-building wireless devices and cell signal boosters.
UK government report backs open access science publishing
June 20, 2012 8:57 am | by Chris Wickham, Reuters | News | CommentsThe shift toward open access to publicly funded scientific research should be supported with an extra 50 million to 60 million pounds a year in public money, according to a UK government-commissioned report.
Moving 3D computer model of key human protein is powerful new tool in fight against cancer
June 19, 2012 4:51 pm | by Margaret Allen, Southern Methodist University | News | CommentsSMU biochemist John G. Wise at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, has brought to life in a moving 3D computer model the structure of human P-glycoprotein, which is thought to contribute to the failure of chemotherapy in many recurring cancers.
Health IT expert: Electronic medical records finally catching on with policymakers -- and Olympians
June 19, 2012 4:34 pm | by University of Notre Dame | News | CommentsThe U.S. Olympic Committee is converting to electronic medical records (EMRs) this month for hundreds of athletes who will be competing in London, as well as thousands of other athletes who have been seen by Olympic Committee doctors in recent years.
Microcontrollers feature ARM Cortex-M0+ processor, tout energy efficiency
June 19, 2012 10:54 am | Product Releases | CommentsFreescale Semiconductor is offering alpha samples of its Kinetis L Series microcontrollers (MCUs) built on the ARM Cortex-M0+ processor. These MCUs offer the opportunity for users of legacy 8- and 16-bit architectures to migrate to 32-bit platforms and bring
21 Watt LED spotlight light features heavy duty permanent mounting base
June 19, 2012 9:30 am | Larson Electronics Llc | Product Releases | CommentsLarson Electronics’ Magnalight.com announced today the addition of the PML-7LED-3C 21 Watt Handheld LED Spotlight with permanent mounting base to its line of high power LED spotlights. This permanent mount LED spotlight produces 1,596 lumens, a light beam 650 feet long by 50 feet wide, and draws only 1.7 amps when powered from a 12 volt power source.
Robots get a feel for the world at USC Viterbi
June 19, 2012 9:20 am | by University of Southern California | News | CommentsRobots equipped with tactile sensor able to identify materials through touch, paving the way for more useful prostheses.
Wi-Fi network controller module offers low power, simple design
June 18, 2012 2:28 pm | Murata Power Solutions Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAlready in mass distribution Murata Wireless Solutions today announced that the SN8200 Wi-Fi Network Controller Module is now supporting the access point (AP) and station (STA) dual mode feature. The SN8200 is a small, low power, self-contained, certified Wi-Fi network controller module that provides simple serial-to-Wi-Fi connectivity to the Internet. It is an ideal solution for manufacturers who are looking to add wireless connectivity to home appliances or other devices for the healthcare equipment, industrial control and monitoring markets.
Intelligent ethernet system designed for harsh environment
June 15, 2012 12:13 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe intelligent Ethernet system MSX-E3121 is meant for the acquisition and output of analog and digital signals in a harsh environment. It has 6 differential inputs, 24-bit, 4 analog outputs, 16-bit, and 32 digital I/O, 24 V
Gas flow sensor uses monolotihic thermal technology for high performance, reliability
June 14, 2012 10:27 am | Product Releases | CommentsMEMSIC Inc. announced the availability of the MFA1100R gas flow sensor module. MEMSIC’s monolithic thermal technology, based on the same approach used in its highly successful accelerometer products, uses a precise differential temperature measurement to determine flow rate.
Researchers 'heal' plasma-damaged semiconductor with treatment of hydrogen radicals
June 14, 2012 8:58 am | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsGallium nitride (GaN) is a highly promising material for a wide range of optical and high-power electronic devices, which can be fabricated by dry etching with plasmas. However, the plasma-induced defects and surface residues that remain after such processes tend to degrade the optical and electrical properties of the devices. A team of Japanese researchers has developed and tested a new way to "heal" such defects.
New wide aspect ratio displays for industrial and medical equipment
June 13, 2012 3:32 pm | Product Releases | CommentsGleichmann Electronics now offers two new 10.6-inch (27 cm) WXGA display modules, part numbers NL12876AC18-03 and -03D, from NLT Technologies. The new display modules feature ultra-wide viewing angles of 176 degrees horizontally and vertically, a brightness of 300 cd/m2 and a high contrast ratio of 1000:1.
