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Medical
The medical end market refers to the application of engineering to medicine and biology in order to improve healthcare treatment such as diagnosis, monitoring, and therapy. Includes, but is not limited to, prostheses, robotics, implants, devices, and genetic engineering. A major part of this category is research and development.
Losing the wires: patient monitoring via electronic skin patches
The IDTechEx report, Electronic Skin Patches 2018-2028, covers this area in a dedicated chapter looking at wireless…
Microsoft’s glasses to continuously monitor blood pressure
Researchers at Microsoft have developed Glabella, a wearable device that continuously and unobtrusively monitors…
Ultrasound market receives latest high-performance 16-channel pulser
Targeting key medical and industrial applications, STMicroelectronics has launched a new high-voltage, compact,…
Brain injury to be diagnosed with a single drop of blood
Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with the Hospitals of Barcelona, Madrid and…
Engaging scenario simulation for life support training
It’s safe to say that Virtual Reality (VR), has progressed well beyond being purely the next generation of gaming…
Patient monitoring with a difference
Technological advancements have enabled us to access a plethora of information, right at our finger tips. From the…
Bringing mindfulness to virtual reality
In order to help you achieve a more relaxed and coherent state, Merlin Digital, an electronics and digital…
Air quality sensor to help combat the cause of health problems
Extending its portfolio of environmental sensing solutions, Rutronik has offered the B5W-LD0101 air quality sensor…
Exoskeletons could make previously unachievable feats a reality
While exoskeletons may still feel like a product of science fiction, they are increasingly becoming a technological…
Skin patches: the advantages of the ultimate wearable
Electronic skin patches could well be described as the ultimate wearable electronic devices. They deploy electronic…