Medical Technology Marks Brave New World In Treatment Of Serious Illnesses

Innovative medical technologies being developed in Memphis promise to revolutionize health care in the coming years.

Two technologies in particular have the medical community brimming with excitement: wearable medical technology that is just becoming widely available will help extend the lives of people with terminal brain cancer and a new medical device that should be available next year will ease the recovery for breast cancer and hernia surgery patients.

Baptist Memorial Health Care’s Dr. Aleksander Jankov recently began treating brain cancer patients with the Optune medical device, which fights glioblastoma multiforme – the type of brain cancer that U.S. Sen. John McCain is battling – by interrupting the process by which cancer cells divide and spread.

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UNB researcher develops stretchable laminate to power modern electronics

A professor at the University of New Brunswick is aiming to provide power to a wide range of electronics, with the help of a stretchy laminate.

For the past three years, Anna Ignaszak, an associate professor of chemistry, has been working to develop the rechargeable coating, called a capacitor.

Similar to the battery, it's designed to deliver power to smaller everyday devices such as smart watches and smartphones.

"The capacitors I'm working on are very flexible," she said. "You can stretch them, you can bend them.

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LiDAR 3D mapping conducted in Northland

3D aerial mapping conducted in Northland will attract up to $800,000 in funding from the New Zealand government.

The remote sensing tool LiDAR will be used to provide the region with accurate geographical data to inform better business decisions.

The data will provide authorities with more confidence to progress infrastructure projects and deliver better, more cost-effective planning and a better understanding and ability to plan for sustainable land management.

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Medicine and technology: Five ways they save lives

Technological progression is most evident and valuable when it’s saving lives. Advances in medical technology, from prosthetic limbs to glass syringes, have all done so with the intention of doing just this. Groundbreaking medical technologies are rare, but there are some recent innovations that are already being deployed. Here are the five new medical technologies that may still seem like science fiction, but are used today to save lives.

1. 3D PRINTED HEAR SURGERY

China seems to have perfected 3D printing technology for internal organs such as the heart. Last year, doctors and surgeons at the People’s Hospital of Jilin completed the risky procedure on a nine-month old child. A fatal heart defect had meant the chances of death before the child turned one was as high as 80%. The doctors used a 3D scanner to print out an exact replica of the child’s heart. This helped them identify the defects and treat the child successfully, saving his life.

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Firecomms Expands India And South East Asia Sales

Firecomms, a maker of optical interconnects based in Cork, Ireland, has announced a partnership with Tecnomic Components, a distributor in South East Asia and India that supports customers from initial design to volume manufacture.

John Lambkin, Firecomms’ European managing director and CTO commented: “We are delighted to have entered into this strategic relationship with Tecnomic Components and I am extremely excited to partner with them to bring our innovative products to India and South East Asia market. Tecnomic offers a second to none level of technical support for customers, so by leveraging on their expertise I am confident more customers in new geographies will be able to access and utilise Firecomms’ leading edge technology."

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Barometric sensors for battery-operated devices

Two new MEMS-based barometric pressure sensors from Omron Electronic Components Europe are specifically designed to support height and pressure measurement in drones, smartphones, pedometers and other battery powered mobile systems.

The new Omron 2SMPB-02B and 2SMPB-02E sensors provide stable and reliable height and pressure measurements, allowing changes in elevation of as little as 2m to be reliably recorded.

EI 2017 (12-15 September). The show is Europe’s largest military technology exhibition with more than 1,600 exhibitors.

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Microcontroller Market revenue will reach $18.8 billion by 2024, says Esticast Research and Consulting

As per the report “Microcontroller Market by Application (Automotive, Industrial, Consumer Goods,Communications, Computer), by Product Type (8 bit, 16 bit, 32 bit), Industry trends, estimation & forecast, 2015 - 2024",the global Microcontroller market was valued at $9.80 billion in 2016, and is projected to reach $18.8 billion by 2024, growing at a CAGR of 8.6% from 2017 to 2024. In 2016, the 32-bit microcontroller segment generated the highest revenue share in the global microcontroller market. Among major regions, Asia Pacific microcontroller market was the highest revenue generating market valued at $3.76 billion in 2016.

“The rapidly growing automotive industry is expected to be the key driver of the market over the forecast period. Additionally, a high degree of competition in the industry has resulted in the price reduction, which is expected to further boost the market growth. Moreover, the emphasis on the implementation of energy efficient solutions for both discrete and process industries will propel the sustainable manufacturing in industrial automation for a more efficient process”

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