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Silk fibres help to mend broken bones
Silk is an unlikely substitute for steel in any context, but for bone fractures, it may just be the perfect thing. A Swinburne researcher has developed a mix of cocoon silk fibres and biodegradable polymers that may one day hold bones together and help heal them from the inside out. Steel plates and bolts are often a surgeon's only tools for fixing fractured bones. The problem is that steel can block new bone cells from repairing the fr...
Coronary dilatation catheters receive FDA Clearance
OrbusNeich has announced the launch of its world-renowned Sapphire PTCA balloon dilatation catheters following their recent 510k clearance by the FDA: the Sapphire II PRO and the Sapphire NC Plus. Specifically engineered for crossing the most difficult lesions and tracking tortuous anatomy, the Sapphire II Pro is tailored for successful dilatation. Its well-balanced sub-zero tapered tip has an ultra-low profile, providing effortles...
Is our cancer research down a 20-year dead-end path?
For nearly two decades researchers have sought a way to target an estrogen receptor in the hope they could improve breast cancer survival, but an article published in Nature Communications contends that the effort may never pan out. The reason? The target receptor does not actually appear to be where they believe it to be. The study questions whether reliance on insufficiently-validated antibodies has led science down a dead-end path since t...
Bioengineered human livers simulate natural development
An international team of researchers bioengineering human liver tissues uncovered previously unknown networks of genetic-molecular crosstalk that control the organ's developmental processes - greatly advancing efforts to generate healthy and usable human liver tissue from human pluripotent stem cells. The scientists report online in Nature that their bioengineered human liver tissues still need additional rounds of molecular f...
Photosynthesis could help damaged hearts
In the ongoing hunt to find better treatments for heart disease, the top cause of death globally, new research from Stanford shows promising results using an unusual strategy: photosynthetic bacteria and light. Researchers found that by injecting a type of bacteria into the hearts of anaesthestised rats with cardiac disease, then using light to trigger photosynthesis, they were able to increase the flow of oxygen and improve heart function, ...
Duo commit to simplifying LoRa ecosystem
Stream Technologies, the company behind IoT-X, the advanced Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity management platform, and Laird have announced that Laird’s Sentrius RG1xx Long-Range Wireless Area Network (LoRaWAN) gateway is pre-configured out of the box to function with Stream’s LoRaWAN network server and IoT-X platform. Mass production and availability of the RG1xx family in Laird global distribution channels of Arrow, Avnet, ...
Altair supports Spanish start-up company
Altair is supporting PLD Space (#NewSpace), via its local Spanish 'HyperWorks Start-up Programme' with HyperWorks software licences and engineering expertise. PLD Space is a European rocket company developing a family of reusable micro launchers to provide suborbital and orbital launch services for small satellites and payloads.
Heart rate click board adds biometrics to designs
The Heart Rate 4 click board from MikroElektronika is now in stock at Mouser Electronics. It measures the oxygen saturation in a person’s blood through pulse oximetry. The click board incorporates the Maxim MAX30101 pulse oximeter and heart-rate sensor.
LED indicators include night vision goggles version
The STR502 range of NVIS compatible, 8mm, rear-mount LED indicators from Oxley is now available at distributor Aerco. Designed to meet the growing customer demand for high-specification, rear mounted panel lamps, the LED indicators range is protected to IP68 and has been designed with a configuration option to meet the MIL-STD-3009 NVIS (Night Vision Imaging System) standard.
HD wireless solution delivers Blu-ray quality video
Lattice Semiconductor has announced an high-definition (HD) wireless solution to deliver Blu-ray quality video for broad market applications.