Posts Tagged ‘medical devices’
Hear a heartbeat in space with this stethoscope
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A new electronic stethoscope designed for NASA could deliver accurate heart and body sounds to medics assessing astronaut health in a noisy spacecraft. Continue…
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 11:32 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - May 15, 2013 15:32 - 1 Comment
Wireless helmet detects brain bleeding
UC BERKELEY (US) — Researchers are testing a helmet-like device that uses wireless signals to instantly diagnose brain swelling and bleeding. (more…)
Top Stories - May 15, 2013 10:29 - 2 Comments
Heart monitor in a bandage
STANFORD (US) — Engineers hope the technology they developed for their ultra-sensitive, paper-thin heart monitor may soon be used in prosthetic limbs and to monitor newborn babies at risk. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 14, 2013 8:15 - 2 Comments
‘Ultimate’ endoscope as thin as a human hair
STANFORD (US) — A new prototype, single-fiber endoscope has a resolution four times better than previous devices of similar design. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 27, 2013 13:09 - 1 Comment
Portable device detects HIV with push of a button
CALTECH (US) — A device that is small enough to stow in a backpack and as simple to operate as a DVD player may speed the diagnosis of HIV, AIDS, and other diseases in remote parts of the world. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 25, 2013 14:13 - 0 Comments
Invaders with ‘passports’ sneak past immune system
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — Scientists attached a chemical “passport” to nanoparticles, allowing them to pass through the body without triggering an immune response. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 30, 2013 10:41 - 1 Comment
Device picks up friction in ‘stick-slip’ joints
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Identifying the type of friction that damages cartilage and leads to osteoarthritis could lead to cheaper, non-invasive tests that “listen in” on painful joints. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 8, 2013 16:48 - 1 Comment
Crystal power could shrink X-ray scanners
U. MISSOURI (US) — A compact source of radiation about the size of a stick of gum could one day be used to create inexpensive portable X-ray scanners. (more…)
