Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Applauding the European Commission’s publication in May of a public consultation on the reprocessing of single-use devices (SUD), Eucomed chief executive John Wilkinson stressed the need for follow-through. "It is highly important that the Commission build on the results of this consultation,” said Wilkinson. “Both patients and physicians are often ...
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Friday, August 22nd, 2008
After publication of a study that the demand in United States (US) for orthopaedic implants is to grow by 8.9% per annum to be valued at US$22 billion in 2012 (source Freedonia), it has also been reported that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is developing a programme that would ...
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
On the left is a schematic of the first 3-D "fishnet" metamaterial that can achieve a negative index of refraction at optical frequencies. On the right is a scanning electron microscope image of the fabricated structure, developed by UC Berkeley researchers. The alternating layers form small circuits that can bend ...
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Friday, August 8th, 2008
Remember the red, glowing bionic eyes of the cyborgs in the Terminator flicks? In that film series, the robots' eyes worked much like the human variety, converting light waves into clear, three-dimensional images of the outside world. Despite the considerable progress that has been made in the field of bionic ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
The Kanzius machine is designed to kill cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue. Here, adenocarcinoma is shown at 400x magnification.
Earlier this year, the US television show 60 Minutes on the CBS network aired a report on John Kanzius, who has invented a device for treating cancer noninvasively. After the program ...
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
A 3D modeling system that applies haptic technology recently made quite an impression at a conference on Advanced Digital Technology for Head and Reconstruction. Developed by SensAble Technologies, the device enables the rapid and accurate production of custom body parts from soft-tissue implants for eye sockets to titanium dental inlays.
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