Browsing Category
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.
Your Smartphone Knows If You’re Smoking, Wants to Help You Quit
It's no secret that smoking is a major life-shortener and can lead to accelerated aging and early death. In fact,…
Impact of AI on pharmaceutical product formulation
There are several factors that contribute to the growing confluence of Artificial Intelligence in the…
Employers Plan to Increase Headcount Because Robots Really Need Humans
Robot workers replacing human jobs has become the debate of the decade, but in reality, the opposite looks true.…
Watch: Bill Gates Checks Out Awesome Robots at Harvard Lab
Last week, Bill Gates published a video on his website, GatesNotes, which documented his visit to a Harvard…
Photonic-based medical device for the screening of arterial stiffness
The research and innovation hub, Imec, and Ghent University, alongside Medtronic and other CARDIS project partners,…
Video: PepsiCo’s Snackbot Delivers Snacks On California College Campus
Last week, the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California had a high-tech guest rolling around-- and it was…
Cow Breathalyzers Measure Flatulence (and methane emissions)
Cows are always on the move, which makes it difficult to track just how much methane they're giving off.
Piezoelectrics are the new gymnasts in healthcare sensors
Healthcare electronics is rapidly deploying for wellness, electroceuticals, intrusive medical procedures and more,…
Solutions for the visualization of big image data in life sciences
New microscopy technologies, such as light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) or clearing methods, allow the…
Health patch with long battery life to measure vital signs
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2019), in Las Vegas, imec and TNO are presenting the latest version of their…