Using chemical “nanoblasts” that punch tiny holes in the protective membranes of cells, researchers have demonstrated a new technique for getting therapeutic small molecules, proteins and DNA directly into living cells. Carbon nanoparticles activated by bursts of laser light trigger the tiny blasts, which open holes in cell membranes just long enough to admit therapeutic […]
Robotics/Drones
STMicroelectronics and Digi-Key Launch Design Contest for Students
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, and STMicroelectronics, a leading supplier of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) for consumer and portable applications, today announced an exciting design contest for engineering students based on ST’s iNEMO multi-sensor inertial measurement unit (IMU). The […]
What You Need to Know About Health Care Reform; New Rules For
Banks and Credit Card Companies: What This Means For You; How to Know If You’re in Financial Trouble By Brianna Keilar xfdhe YOUR-BOTTOM-LINE-01 <Show: YOUR BOTTOM LINE> <Date: July 24, 2010> <Time: 09:30> <Tran: 072401CN.V21> <Type: SHOW> <Head: What You Need to Know About Health Care Reform; New Rules For Banks and Credit Card Companies: […]
Ravi Bellamkonda Named Associate Vice President for Research
Ravi Bellamkonda, a professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been named an associate vice president within the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research (EVPR). The three-year appointment, which begins on August 1, enables Bellamkonda to divide his time evenly between his own research and the administrative responsibilities of […]
FCC, public safety at odds over broadband plan
(AP) — Two years ago, the Federal Communications Commission stumbled as it tried to create a nationwide wireless broadband network for police officers, firefighters and emergency medical workers, delaying the construction of what everyone agrees is an urgently needed system. Now the agency is hoping to rework the plan, which relies on a prime slice […]
Cook brand Ciaglia Blue Rhino/Ciaglia Blue Dolphin Percutaneous Tracheostomy Introducer Sets and Trays
Sets and Trays contain Covidien 6PERC or 8PERC Shiley Tracheostomy Tube [Posted 07/22/2010] Audience: Hospital Risk Manager, Anesthesiology Issue: FDA notified healthcare professionals that Cook initiated a voluntary recall of certain lots of Ciaglia Blue Rhino/Blue Dolphin Percutaneous Tracheostomy Introducer Sets/Trays that contain Covidien 6PERC or 8PERC Shiley Tracheostomy Tube due to the product’s cuff […]
Joyful Slim Herb Supplement : Recall-Undeclared Drug Ingredient
Posted [07/22/2010] Audience: Consumers Issue: FDA lab analysis of this herb supplement was found to contain the undeclared drug, desmethyl sibutramine, an FDA-approved drug used as an appetite suppressant for weight loss. Sibutramine is known to substantially increase blood pressure and/or pulse rate in some patients and may present a significant risk for patients with […]
Can chaos theory help predict heart attacks?
College Park, MD (July 20, 2010) — Chaos models may someday help model cardiac arrhythmias — abnormal electrical rhythms of the heart, say researchers in the journal CHAOS, which is published by the American Institute of Physics. In recent years, medical research has drawn more attention to chaos in cardiac dynamics. Although chaos marks the […]
Engineering researchers simplify process to make world’s tiniest wires
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Surface tension isn’t a very powerful force, but it matters for small things — water bugs, paint, and, it turns out, nanowires. Nanowires are so tiny that a human hair would dwarf them — some have diameters 150 billionths of a meter. Because of their small size, surface tension that occurs during […]
CONSTELLATION Vision System: Recall
[Posted 07/20/2010] AUDIENCE: Eye care, Surgery, Risk Manager ISSUE: Alcon initiated the recall after it identified both software and hardware problems which have been associated with unexpected system loss of power (shutdowns), unintended system error messages, unresponsive touchscreens, and system setting and infusion performance problems. These events may cause eye injuries, including blindness. BACKGROUND: The […]