The Georgia Institute of Technology has received a EUREKA grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to design a new way to treat invasive brain tumors by capturing the migrating cells that spread the disease. The EUREKA — Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration — program helps scientists test new, unconventional ideas or tackle […]
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Flexible mechanical encoder series offers over 1,000 configurations
CUI, Inc., and their distributor Digi-Key Corporation, announce the release of a line of flexible mechanical encoders that can be configured into over 1,000 different versions. The 2-bit quadrature ACZ series is available in three sizes: 11 mm (ACZ11), 12 mm (ACZ12), and 16 mm (ACZ16). The encoders have a rotational life of up to […]
Low Power FSK Transceiver Features Simplest Star Network Management
austriamicrosystems, a leading global designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog ICs, offers the AS3900 27 MHz FSK low-power transceiver with built-in star network management, the only one in the 27 MHz ISM band. Operation in this band avoids the interference found in the popular but cluttered 2.4 GHz band and results in a lower amount […]
STMicroelectronics reports 2010 second quarter and first half financial results
* Net revenues $2,531 million, up 8.9% sequentially and 27.0% year-over-year * Gross margin of 38.3%; best results in 37 quarters * Net income of $356 million, diluted EPS of $0.39, as reported * Adjusted EPS of $0.18 compared to $0.07 and -$0.28 in the prior and year-ago quarters, respectively* […]
MEMSIC announces second-quarter 2010 results
MEMSIC, Inc. (NasdaqGM: MEMS), a leading MEMS sensing solution provider, announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. * Revenues totaled $9.1 million compared to $9.1 million in the second quarter of 2009. * Gross margin was 40.6% compared to 46.1% in the 2009 quarter. * Operating expenses rose […]
Combat Application Tourniquets (C-A-T): Suspected Counterfeit Product
AUDIENCE: Emergency Medicine, Consumers ISSUE: FDA has become aware of suspected counterfeit C-A-T® tourniquets which have subtle differences in stitching, printing of the logo and molding of plastic parts. Preliminary testing has shown that the suspected counterfeit tourniquet does not perform the same as the tourniquet manufactured by Composite Resources. The windlass is weaker in […]
Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filters: Initial Communication: Risk of Adverse Events with Long Term Use
AUDIENCE: Emergency Medicine, Surgery ISSUE: Since 2005, the FDA has received 921 device adverse event reports involving IVC filters, of which 328 involved device migration, 146 involved embolizations (detachment of device components), 70 involved perforation of the IVC, and 56 involved filter fracture. Some of these events led to adverse clinical outcomes in patients. These […]
Popping Cells Surprise Living Circuits Creators
DURHAM, N.C. – Under the microscope, the bacteria start dividing normally, two cells become four and then eight and so on. But then individual cells begin “popping,” like circus balloons being struck by darts. Watch. This phenomenon, which surprised the Duke University bioengineers who captured it on video, turns out to be an example of […]
Adhesive Eases Fitting of Thermal Interface Pads
MH&W International now provides U 90 silicone-free thermal interface materials (TIMs) with a new light tack adhesive to provide high thermal conductivity where contamination threats prevent the use of silicone-based thermal pads, and allow their easy positioning between components and heat sinks. MH&W’s Keratherm U 90 thermal interface material is a ceramic-filled polyurethane film with […]
High Frequency Compact VCXO Reduces Phase Jitter
NDK (Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.) offers the NV7050SA High Frequency series, an SMD VCXO (voltage controlled crystal oscillator), which through proprietary high frequency fundamental mode crystals is able to obtain frequencies upwards of 700 MHz (available in a range of 170 to 700 MHz) without the use of PLL frequency multiplication methods. The end […]