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Novel battery stretches to 300% of original size

01 Mar 2013

A university research team demonstrated novel lithium-ion battery design that works continuously even when stretched, twisted or folded and reverts back into its original shape.

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An overview of photometry applications, trends 13/05/2013
Read about various pulse-oximeter trends and engineering advances.

Prying Eyes: How remote thermometer works 05/03/2013
The Melexis infrared thermometer allows safe measurement of the surface temperatures of hot, hazardous or hard-to-reach objects without having to physically touch them.

Employ BLDC motor control for respirators 26/02/2013
Learn about the use of high-speed sensorless BLDC motor control in medical devices.

Gauge trans-thoracic impedance for patient monitor 25/02/2013
Understand the nature of the respiration measurement based on thoracic impedance.

Prying Eyes: How Pillcam wirelessly exposes your innards 17/10/2012
Find out how Given Imaging has optimized the Pillcam Colon 2, a gentler alternative to conventional endoscopy and colonoscopy.

Fitbit Ultra features stair-track capability 17/09/2012
The Fitbit Ultra is the second generation of Fitbit Inc.'s personal health-monitoring gadget, which tracks movements and downloads the data wirelessly to PC.

An introduction to capacitive sensing 02/07/2012
The popularity of this technology, especially in HID (human interface devices), has grown rapidly due to its ability to reduce manufacturing cost and increase product lifespan.

Medical applications boost semiconductor market 07/05/2012
The driving force for growth comes from the need to reduce healthcare costs, provide greater accessibility to healthcare services, and a desire for greater convenience.

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Element14 adds RECOM Power's portfolio 21/05/2013
Products in RECOM Power's portfolio are compliant with the new RoHS2 directive and are touted to deliver high efficiency.

LED dimming features in LED power supply 16/05/2013
Bear Power Supplies' DC/DC converter for handheld LED devices features a microprocessor for programming LED dimming and is designed for high-performance applications.

Non-magnetic inductor touted as world's smallest 10/05/2013
The SMG1812 from Gowanda Electronics is geared for medical imaging and other magnetic-sensitive applications such as test devices and medical diagnostic equipment.

MCU boasts ARM Cortex-M4 32bit/DSP core 06/05/2013
The STM32F401 from ST claims to balance performance, power consumption and integration by offering 105DMIPS at 84MHz, 187µA/MHz active current and 11µA typical STOP current.

A*STAR, Veredus debut diagnostics chip for tropical diseases 30/04/2013
The VereTrop is a lab-on-chip diagnostic kit is poised to transform the quality and efficiency of testing tropical infectious diseases, including dengue fever and malaria, in the field.

IEC 60127-4 compliant fuse series ready for LED apps 24/04/2013
Coming in an extremely small 2410 package size and a 250VAC rating, AEM Components'MF2410 Surface Mount Fuse is suitable for space constraint AC applications such as LED Lighting.

Switching regulator boasts built in 800mΩ MOSFET 23/04/2013
The BD9G101G switching regulator comes with a built-in high-side 42V, 800mΩ power MOSFET in a tiny SSOP6 package.

TI outs monitoring tech for lead-acid batteries 22/04/2013
The bq34z110 gas gauge IC features Impedance Track and is a scalable power management device to support multi-cell lead-acid battery packs.

TitanBrite LEDs saves 70% on energy, 90% on space 18/04/2013
Lumex's TitanBrite 2W UV LED requires 50 to 70 per cent less energy than CCFLs and UV filament lamps, respectively.

Lab-on-a-chip identifies 70,000 pathogens 16/04/2013
For $450 in a lab, PathChip can detect 70,000 viruses and bacteria in a span of 24 hours.

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Arkray partners with Singapore's biomedical R&D firm 23/05/2013
The joint development with the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology will begin with a focus on infectious disease testing.

ST inspires students with iNEMO MEMS design contest 21/05/2013
STMicroelectronics announced the winners of the Singapore Area University iNEMO Design Contest 2013 with the winning teams demonstrating prototypes of new applications using ST's iNEMO MEMS.

EMS opportunities a plenty for medical industry, says analyst 21/05/2013
A recent report from Frost & Sullivan shows that the medical industry has earned revenue of more than $16.43 billion in 2012 and estimates the market to reach $34.38 billion in 2019.

MIG announces MEMS Sensor Fusion symposium 17/05/2013
MIG speakers will discuss how sensor fusion, the combination of data from several sensors for the purpose of improving application performance, is moving rapidly into the commercialisation phase.

Study enables fake hand to sense tactile stimulus 15/05/2013
University of Chicago neurobiologists are working with a robotic hand equipped with sensors that send electrical signals to electrodes implanted in the brain to recreate the same response to touch as a real hand.

Microrobot monitors eye's oxygen levels 10/05/2013
Researchers at ETH Zurich have now developed a microrobot that can measure the retina's oxygen supply.

Novel device extracts DNA in less than 3 minutes 08/05/2013
Engineers designed microscopic probes that dip into a fluid sample – saliva, sputum or blood – and apply an electric field within the liquid.

Wireless healthcare sensor shipments to reach 5 million 07/05/2013
The disposable wireless MBAN sensor market is still quite new, but it has a huge potential for adoption within the professional healthcare industry.

Breakthrough microbatteries charge 1,000 times faster 19/04/2013
The batteries owe their high performance to their internal 3-D microstructure that integrates the anode and cathode.

Organic, micro transistor offers improved mind mapping 18/04/2013
The micro transistor, developed by a group of French scientists using Cornell's facility, can perform much-improved high-quality amplification and brain signal recording.

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