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Stopping the Spread of Pathogens with LED Lights (Part 2)

dychen — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 15:15:00 GMT

LEDs are quickly replacing traditional light sources because of their energy efficiency and long life. This includes UV-LEDs, which are replacing traditional mercury tube UV lights, for disinfecting surfaces and the air. For more on the use of UV lig...(read more)

Stopping the Spread of Pathogens with LED Lights (Part 1)

dychen — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 14:45:00 GMT

With the spread of Covid-19, bird flu, and other illnesses, effective methods for disinfecting surfaces have become an important topic. Using sanitizing chemicals and boiling are commonplace, but UV disinfection is a practice that has been known for ...(read more)

Oxygen Saturation - SpO2 Measurement

aswinvenu — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 17:27:39 GMT

In the recent past I have seen a lot of questions from fellow community members about how to calculate Oxygen Saturation- SpO2 using "Photoplethysmography" or PPG.The World is going through a tough time and lot of people are infact ta...(read more)

Newly Invented Micromotors Will Revolutionize How We Deliver Drugs To Medical Patients

CharlesGantt — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 14:36:58 GMT

I grew up in the 90s and early 2000’s watching TV shows like The Magic School Bus, and Osmosis Jones, and as a result, I would often daydream and fantasize about being able to shrink down to microscopic size and explore the inner workings of the huma...(read more)

New Research Is Allowing Amputees To Move Prosthetics With Their Thoughts, Regain Sense Of Touch

CharlesGantt — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 07:38:41 GMT

It’s something that until recently has only been possible in movies and science fiction, but now biomedical engineering researchers at the University of Utah may have finally cracked the code on mind-controlled prosthetics that allow their user to re...(read more)

Bacteria Poised to Replace Automated Machines

Catwell — Fri, 13 May 2016 19:18:06 GMT

A batch of beer that brews itself? Water that adjusts its own pH? A completely organic carbon monoxide detector? With bacterial DNA circuitry, such things are now possible. Bacteria can be programmed to respond to changes in temperature, pH, ox...(read more)

[vidéo]: Freescale Sensors and Intelligent Algorithms for Medical Equipment

MAb — Mon, 19 May 2014 16:39:08 GMT

Monitoring blood pressure has evolved from expensive, large equipment used only by professionals to something that we can all easily use. Huge advancements thanks to MEMS sensors and microcontrollers now allow for precise readings from much smaller f...(read more)

ECG signal amplication

Former Member — Sun, 11 May 2014 00:29:08 GMT

Good morning.I just received my Raspberry Pi. I am a very very beginner, with some knowledge in programming, trying to learn JAVA but a dummy in electronics.Could someone tell me how to amplify an ECG signal so that it can be "seen" by the GPIO? Betw...(read more)

TedCas & Leap Motion

Former Member — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:54:27 GMT

TedCas and Leap Motion show the technology which allows getting access to digital information touch less, in an intuitive way that does not imply to leave the sterilize zone and also prevent contact infections.Through the Leap Motion sensor, TedCas h...(read more)

Deliver your medical product with the best ultrasonic systems on the market

piezotech — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 20:28:07 GMT

If you’re looking to gain that competitive edge for bringing your medical device to market, then our ultrasonic engineering expertise is right for you. Meggitt offers its line of Piezo Technologies ultrasonic transducers and systems to help you ...(read more)

OrCam helps visually impaired people with electronic glasses based on Freescale i.MX6

MAb — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 15:37:21 GMT

here's the video www.youtube.com/watch OrCam is an assistance device for the blind and visually impaired. OrCam can read, recognize faces, identify objects, products and places, locate bus numbers and monitor traffic lights. It does all tha...(read more)

Freescale and OrCam Transform the Lives of the Visually Impaired

MAb — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 15:26:08 GMT

Freescale i.MX Processor Powers Device That Compensates for Lost Vision OrCam eyeglass-mounted device for the visually impaired uses processing power from i.MX 6Quad processor.ChallengeCreate a portable solution for the visually impaired t...(read more)

Connected Health - Hear more about Freescale solutions at Smart to Future Cities, London, on June 11

MAb — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:16:18 GMT

Smart to Future Cites, London, June 11 & 12. Stand 3.Freescale’s Tim Summers, Networking Products Group Manager, EMEA, will be talking about Connected Health on June 11 from 12.15 p.m. Hear all about some real world examples of connected health i...(read more)

Fujitsu announces health-monitoring software that can detect pulse-rate measurements on any camera-equipped device

Catwell — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:24:20 GMT

Fujitsu, one of Japan’s well-known information and communications technology leaders, has just announced the development of a smartphone and tablet app that will help people monitor their health over time without the need of operating specialized equ...(read more)

Engineering synthetic tissue using 3D printers

Catwell — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:05:32 GMT

(Left) 3D printing nozzle for living tissue concept (Right) real-world printed tissue samples (via University of Oxford & Science/AAAS) We have seen 3D printers create many things from dresses and art, to gun models and cars. Now researchers...(read more)