UW, Siemens Unveil New Panoramic Ultrasound Imaging Application Using Programmable Technology
... of diagnostic imaging systems andadvanced medical electronics systems and products. In the United States, thecompany employs approximately 5,000 people and has annual sales of $1.4billion....Pacific Northwest National Laboratory wins three R&D 100 awards
...ing that makes possible plastic display panels for electronics - If television screens and laptop computer or cell phone displays were made out of plastic, they would weigh less, be more rugged and one day may even be flexible enough to roll up like a projector screen. However, plastics are not used for these d...Science, engineering and technology newstips
...n the optical domain and when should we go back to electronics to repair the signal?" said Heritage. To multiply the number of signals carried by a single fiber, engineers use wavelength division multiplexing (WDM). Each signal is allocated a slightly different wavelength of light. The UC Davis researchers are ...Clay reduces permeability of biomedical polymer
...eable to water, and care must be taken so that the electronics in artificial heart devices remain dry. The chemical method took the standard polymer and attached polyisobutylene chains to it to form a comb like structure. The hope was that these combs would create a barrier for air and water. The researchers ...USC ophthalmologists announce launch of permanent retinal implant study
...t implant; unless complications occur, the working electronics will remain in place indefinitely. It is the first wireless implantable device of its kind. Still, Humayun cautions, this is only the first step in a long journey. Testing the retinal prosthesis will take a good deal of time, he notes, because "it's ...Northeastern's CenSSIS announces research agreement with ART Advanced Research Technologies
...tection of anomalies in the medical sector and the electronics industry, are pleased to announce that ART has recently become a business partner and member of CenSSIS. As a CenSSIS partner, ART will have complete access to, and the ability to leverage, all core research results from CenSSIS thus accelerating ART...Adaptive optics technology provides powerful tools for eye doctors
... tiny mechanical elements, sensors, actuators, and electronics on a silicon chip substrate. Williams and other researchers at the University of Rochester, using a device made by Boston MicroMachines, recently demonstrated the first use of a MEMS mirror in an AO system for vision science. "It is much cheaper and ...Breakthrough! UNC scientists' research promises improved X-ray machines using carbon nanotubes
...h-strength composite materials and novel molecular electronics for the next generation of computers, he said. People have raised the possibility of using them to improve batteries, but no one demonstrated that they might work better than conventional materials until Zhou and his UNC team published a paper on the...Engineering researchers are designing the ultimate fabrics, for casual or military wear
...ware that will help e-textile researchers plot the electronics woven into fabrics after they are fashioned into apparel -- "so they'll be able to figure out what is where when the clothing comes back from the tailor," Martin said. The potential uses for e-textile apparel range from the everyday, such as sportswe...New advance in fuel cell technology may help power medical implants
...on engine in automobiles and batteries in portable electronics and medical implants. A fuel cell consists of two electrodes immersed in fuel-containing fluids separated by an ion-conducting membrane. Power is produced by the fuel cell when electrons are removed from the fuel, transported via an external circuit,...Endografts help prevent deaths from abdominal aortic aneurysms
... ingenious device that revolutionized the personal electronics and computer industries. With incremental improvements piled on top of each other, the transistor evolved in a dozen different directions. "New developments," he continued, "such as designer-kapok to fill the aneurysm sac and prevent leaks, remote ...Chemical & Engineering News 80th anniversary issue highlights periodic table
...when it began to play a key role in the burgeoning electronics and computer industries. Roald Hoffmann, Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters at Cornell University and a Nobel Prize winner in chemistry. Chlorine. An element with a good side and bad side. It continues to be an excellent disinfectant fo...Enormous X-ray solar flare seen by SOHO
...) could upset satellites by interfering with their electronics systems and damaging exposed components. During these storms, astronauts are advised to reduce exposure, particularly during spacewalks. Our atmosphere protects people on the Earth, but passengers and crews on commercial jets at high latitudes could...UF 'smart home' demonstrates concept of automated elderly help and care
...ortant, the resident whence the discretely placed electronics on Matilda's clothes. "What this home demonstrates is the evolution from assistive devices to assistive environments," said Sumi Helal, an associate professor of computer and information science and engineering. Helal also is director of technology ...Binghamton University, RPI and Infotonics Center team up to form national packaging power
...ion of next-generation microsystems by focusing on electronics packaging research. Binghamton's Integrated Electr...nostics that will function at the molecular level, electronics packaging materials that will be lighter, stronger, and more versatile than anything now known-these......ten-strong group of researchers from Eindhoven and electronics firm Philips are busy monitoring what happens to high-intensity metal halide bulbs as the gravity shifts. And a team from the University of Paris Sud is assessing equipment to manufacture foams in weightlessness, finalising the design of a foam-makin...DuPont-led scientists unveil key nanotechnology discovery with use of DNA
...tists have discovered an innovative way to advance electronics applications through the use of DNA that sorts carbon nanotubes. This research in the emerging field of nanotechnology appears in the current issue of the journal Science, which is published by the AAAS the world's largest general scientific orga...New device to help premature babies
...fe device. Taking the basic concept, sophisticated electronics were employed to provide internal safety mechanisms and alarm systems to make this a state-of-the-art medical device that also has applications in advanced medical markets. In advanced medical markets, the alternative products are either a very expe...National Inventors Hall of Fame announces 2004 class of inventors
... develop and manufacture professional and consumer electronics today. Edith Flanigen (1929- ) Molecular sieves A pioneer in silicate and molecular sieve chemistry, Flanigen synthesized new generations of molecular filter materials with applications in the petroleum refining and petrochemical industries. During h...$5 million NIH contract to fund development of pediatric heart assist device
...ing, who will conduct the flow studies. The driver electronics and software will be developed by Minnetronix, Inc., St. Paul, Minn....