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Better than humans: Laboratory robot for nanoparticle production

In the laboratory, robots can take over important tasks for example in the synthesis of nanoparticles. Karl Geiger from Goldfuß engineering GmbH and Dr. Sofia Dembski from the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC explain the development and the system in the video.

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In medical technology, the trend is miniaturization. While this opens up many new possibilities, it does not make manufacturing of finished products any easier.

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Point-of-Care diagnostics for multiple diseases

The Fraunhofer IZM is coordinating the PoC-BoSens project, which comprises a transnational team from various specialist fields that developed a biosensor prototype that can reliably quantify the biomarkers for several infectious diseases in less than 15 minutes.

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Fabric-based muscles: hand exoskeleton supports finger movement

They have been featured extensively in the news or in rehabilitation centers: Exoskeletons are wearable medical devices that help users walk again if they suffered a spinal cord injury. Researchers now want to apply the same principle on a much smaller scale to assist finger joints.

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Micro-engineered electrodes could cut battery manufacturing costs

New, easily fabricated, high performance carbon microlattice electrodes could soon be used to make cheaper batteries powered by readily available sodium ions.

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New test may predict COVID-19 immunity

Most people in the United States have some degree of immune protection against Covid-19, either from vaccination, infection, or a combination of the two. But, just how much protection does any individual person have? MIT researchers have now developed an easy-to-use test that may be able to answer that question.

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Learning to breathe independently again with electronic "personal trainer"

The Greifswald University Medical Center has been participating in an international multicenter study for two years, in which a special diaphragm stimulation therapy is used to wean patients on artificial respiration. Now, the latest generation of the enhanced AeroPace™ neurostimulation system has been introduced and can be used immediately for suitable ventilation patients in Greifswald.

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Using AI to control digital manufacturing

Scientists and engineers are constantly developing new materials with unique properties that can be used for 3D printing, but figuring out how to print with these materials can be a complex, costly conundrum.

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At-home prototype saliva test that’s as good as RT-PCR

Researchers reporting in ACS Sensors have developed a SARS-CoV-2 saliva assay and prototype device that combine speed and ease with high sensitivity.

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DFG research group develops customized dental implants

The Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) is working on more durable, particularly well-fitting dental implants as part of a DFG research group. The scientists want to use Additive Manufacturing to produce titanium implants with an innovative lattice structure.

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Improved certification of medical software with artificial intelligence

Innovative medical technology can save lives. Outdated approval processes delay rapid market introduction. To shorten the time from development to certification, the KIMEDS joint project aims to develop an AI-supported safety solution across the entire lifecycle of medical software. The BMBF is funding this three-year project with 1.46 million euros.

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High-tech vest monitors lung function

Patients with severe respiratory or lung diseases require intensive treatment and their lung function needs to be monitored on a continuous basis. As part of the Pneumo.Vest project, Fraunhofer researchers have developed a technology whereby noises in the lungs are recorded using a textile vest with integrated acoustic sensors.

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QuApps: call for posters and presentations

Quantum technology and its applications are gaining relevance for our life day by day! The IVAM Microtechnology Network is going to give interested experts the opportunity to discover the latest advances in quantum technology and to network closely within the community again this year.

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Researchers recycle CDs into flexible biosensors

New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York offers a second life for CDs: Turn them into flexible biosensors that are inexpensive and easy to manufacture.

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Deep learning for new alloys

Supercomputer simulations are helping scientists discover new types of alloys, called high-entropy alloys. Researchers have used the Stampede2 supercomputer of the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) allocated by the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE).

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Increasing geometrical freedom in glass: laser-manufactured 3D microstructures for complex photonic components

Two institutes from the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and one from the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft launched the joint project "LAR3S". In this project, they are taking a completely new approach to producing three-dimensional photonic components with lasers, focusing on selective laser-induced etching and inverse laser drilling.

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Materials science: How ultrathin polymer films can be used for storage technology

Precisely applied mechanical pressure can improve the electronic properties of a widely used polymer material. This requires that the material be mechanically processed to an accuracy of a few nanometres, a team from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) writes in the scientific journal "Advanced Electronic Materials".

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The missing photonic link to an all-silicon quantum internet

Researchers at Simon Fraser University have made a crucial breakthrough in the development of quantum technology.

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Atomically-smooth gold crystals help to compress light for nanophotonic applications

KAIST researchers have successfully demonstrated a new platform for guiding the compressed light waves in very thin van der Waals crystals. Their method to guide the mid-infrared light with minimal loss will provide a breakthrough for the practical applications of ultra-thin dielectric crystals in next-generation optoelectronic devices based on strong light-matter interactions at the nanoscale.

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EU project InShaPe – Next innovation leap in metal-based additive manufacturing

In many industrial sectors the demand for special metal components that are light and have a high strength is increasing. An important manufacturing process for this is the powder-bed fusion process of metals using laser beam (PBF-LB/M). Depending on the application, the process is not yet always competitive compared with conventional production in terms of unit costs.

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Bone formation comes down to the nanowire

A nanotechnology platform developed by KAUST scientists could lead to new treatments for degenerative bone diseases.

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A major step forward for organ biofabrication

Bioengineers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed the first biohybrid model of human ventricles with helically aligned beating cardiac cells, and have shown that muscle alignment does, in fact, dramatically increases how much blood the ventricle can pump with each contraction.

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Responsive soft robots inspired by sputtering ketchup bottle

A smartly designed pressure valve allows soft robots to respond to their environment without the need for computer control, AMOLF researchers revealed. That brings robots with natural movements and tactile responses similar to those of living organisms one step closer to reality.

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New energy-efficient switches: Next-generation data centers within reach

Data centers - dedicated spaces for storing, processing and disseminating data - enable everything from cloud computing to video streaming. In the process, they consume a large amount of energy transferring data back and forth inside the center. With demand for data growing exponentially, there is increasing pressure for data centers to become more energy efficient.

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Dissolving implantable device relieves pain without drugs

A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a small, soft, flexible implant that relieves pain on demand and without the use of drugs. The first-of-its-kind device could provide a much-needed alternative to opioids and other highly addictive medications.

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Laser cutting: a gentler, more precise technique

Laser cutting techniques are usually powered by high energy beams, so hot that they melt most materials. Now scientists from McGill University have developed a gentler, more precise technique using low-power visible light.

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Fraunhofer IAF expands research infrastructure for semiconductor technologies

Fraunhofer IAF has expanded its state-of-the-art research infrastructure and further improved the conditions for the development of pioneering semiconductor technologies.

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Advocating a new paradigm for electron simulations

Physicists at the Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS) and the Institute of Radiation Physics at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) succeeded in significantly improving the density functional theory (DFT) method. This opens up new possibilities for experiments with ultra-high intensity lasers

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Nanomaterials that provide imaging while delivering medication

A research team of University of Texas at Arlington aims in a project to develop biodegradable nanomaterials that will take pictures and deliver medicine to combat peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

GeneProof merges with American Laboratory Products Company

BRNO, Czech Republic and SALEM, NH, USA – April 21, 2022: GeneProof a.s. (“GeneProof”), a leading molecular diagnostics company based in Brno, Czech Republic, today announced a merger with American...

Case Study: Building a Partner Ecosystem to Win the Fight Against Opioid Withdrawal

Effective Opioid Response In the yearlong period ending April 2021, over 100,000 Americans died from drug overdose, the vast majority from synthetic opioids. An estimated 4 million of the 11 million...

Velentium Partners with the University of Colorado Boulder for Medical Device Cybersecurity Course and Capstone Project

Focused on embedded cybersecurity and secure product development, the engineering firm plans to expand the program to universities around the country HOUSTON, TX and BOULDER, CO –&#...

Health Sector Coordinating Council’s Recommendations for Enhanced MedTech Cybersecurity Receives Further Industry Endorsement

Velentium’s Director of Product Security helped draft industry standard HOUSTON, TX – April 19, 2022 – Velentium, a professional engineering firm that specializes in the design and...

Spark Biomedical and Velentium Honored by Fast Company as a 2022 World Changing Idea for Their Partnership in Developing the Sparrow Therapy System™

The companies partnered to design, develop and manufacture the medical device technology that provides a wearable neurostimulation solution for opioid withdrawal relief HOUSTON – May 4,...

Gemino signs Charta der Vielfalt

Gemino has signed the Charta der Vielfalt, an employer initiative to promote diversity in companies and institutions. Gemino is committed to creating a work environment that is free of prejudice and...

Stansomatic has been awarded a bronze medal in recognition of our sustainability achievement

Stansomatic has been awarded a bronze medal in recognition of our sustainability achievement. EcoVadis has evaluated the activities of Stansomatic in the area of corporate social responsibility and...

Gemino: one of Western Europe’s 30 largest language service providers

Or: The advantages of independence The independent CSA Research institute has concluded its report for 2022. Gemino is delighted to once again be listed as one of the 30 largest LSPs in Western Europe.

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