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Analytical Theory Could Improve Lithium-Ion Batteries
Purdue researchers have shown theoretically how to control or eliminate dendrite formation in lithium-ion batteries. Dendrites can cause an internal short circuit, resulting in battery failure and...
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Earthquakes, Medical Devices, and You
Collapsed General Hospital in Mexico City following September 1985 earthquake.Let's face it: Earthquakes are a way of life in California.read more
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And the Emmy for Best Medical Device Goes to...NICO Myriad
Short of recalls, layoffs, patent suits, tax hikes, and big-ticket mergers and acquisitions, the medical device industry and its myriad products do not generally elicit much media...
View ArticleFrom Here to 2020: Hurdles Facing Combination Products
Supplier: Phillips-MedisizeWith each passing year, combination products are growing in importance. However, because they represent a marriage between traditionally discrete technology and market...
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Novel Interface Could Lead to Improved Cochlear Implants
Pamela Bhatti from Georgia Tech displays cochlear implant.Despite their importance, cochlear implants leave much to be desired.read more
View ArticleFrom Here to 2020: Where Are Medtech Coatings Going?
Supplier: Coatings2Go LLC/Surface Solutions Laboratories, Inc.While hydrophilic formulations are mature technologies that have been around for approximately three decades, they are still being...
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Glucose Fuel Cells, Bioelectronics Pair Off in Next-Gen Implants
Illustration shows power extraction from cerebrospinal fluid using an implantable glucose fuel cell. The micrograph at right shows a prototype featuring the metal layers of the anode (central...
View ArticleAntimicrobial Copper Reduces 58% of HAIs, Study Finds
Antimicrobial copper surfaces can reduce the number of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) by 58% as compared with touch surfaces that do not use copper, according to a new study. The study also found...
View ArticleTurning Cell Phones into a Microscopes
Based on a cell phone camera, electrical and bioengineers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a technology that can capture images from a fluorescent microscope and flow...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech Researchers Create Touch-Sensitive Robotic Arm
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA) found a new way to give robots a sense of touch. In a paper published in the April edition of the International Journal of Robotics...
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