Medical Design

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Behind the Optical Solutions that Help Detect Malaria and Treat Brain Cancer

The team at Optics for Hire develop a diverse range of solutions, including lenses for self-driving cars, medical devices for detecting malaria and optical treatments for brain...
Indispensable Mechanical Components: Collars and Couplings

Indispensable Mechanical Components: Collars and Couplings

A manufacturer of shaft collars and motion control couplings highlights a clamp-style coupling that is an improvement over set screw or pinned types.
Optimizing Autonomous Control of Robotic Systems that Interact with Humans

Optimizing Autonomous Control of Robotic Systems that Interact with Humans

How a neuroscientist with expertise in robotics and artificial intelligence investigates opportunities for optimizing autonomous control of advanced robotic systems.
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Functionally Graded Materials Are More Important Than Ever—and Digital Tools are Making Them Easier to Design

Industries increasingly need complex components with varying properties. Recent advancements like additive manufacturing and computational modeling present a solution.
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Reconstructing Robotics for Modern Day Healthcare

Next-generation machines will integrate technologies to ensure proper functionality and patient safety. A holding brake—or, more specifically, an electromagnetic brake—is one ...

Game-changing Assistive Technology: Toward Robotic Leg Control that Interacts with the Brain

Part 1 of a three-part series unpacks how a researcher strives to improve performance by merging neuroscience and human motor control with robotics and artificial intelligence...
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Two-Shot Molding: The Advantages, Considerations and Real-World Applications

C&J Industries acquired a 220-ton Nissei two-shot press so they could accommodate the jobs they had been having to turn away.
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Elevating Precision Manufacturing with CNC Micromachining

Micromachining is used to design and create small, delicate parts, especially in the electronics and medical device industries. The author lays out the main benefits and the best...
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Flow Pinch Valve Offers Extended Stroke Capability

Designed for fluid control, the flow pinch valve is suitable for use in medical, food, chemical and water applications.