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New Tech May Abate a Resurgence of COVID-19. But is it More Obtrusive Than Helpful?

As states begin reopening, new technologies are being instated to keep COVID-19 at bay. But where do we draw a line between public health and privacy?

one day ago by Gary Elinoff

Summer Months Usher In More Heatstrokes. A New pH-Measuring Sweat Sensor Detects Early Signs

Heat-related illnesses cause more deaths than any other weather incident. Now, researchers are designing biomonitors—some that measure pH in sweat—to detect early indicators of heatstroke.

3 days ago by Gary Elinoff

Is Machine Learning for Tumor Research at Odds With Patient Privacy? Not With Federated Learning, Intel Says

Intel Labs and Penn Medicine may have overcome the conundrum of respecting HIPAA laws while inputting valuable patient data in machine learning models for cancer research.

May 13, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau

First Molecular Electronic Chip “Revolutionizes” Disease Testing, Screens Many Diseases at Once from Portable Device

Inspired by a need for faster COVID-19 testing, two research groups have hit a breakthrough: a new CMOS biosensor chip that promises rapid, handheld DNA sequencing and viral/antibody testing.

May 07, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Diamonds Finally Find Footing on the Semiconductor Stage—for Rapid COVID-19 Testing

COVID-19 test results currently take 5–15 minutes of processing time. But diamond-based Bio-FETs could slash that time to mere seconds.

April 22, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau

Disinfect, Diagnose, and Treat: A Mission of Doctors and EEs Amidst COVID-19

Behind the scenes, engineers are stepping up to help doctors and nurses with life-saving medical devices and technologies.

March 30, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Portable AI Device Used to Gather Health Data for Predicting Pandemics

Researchers at University of Massachusetts Amherst have invented a portable surveillance device powered by machine learning.

March 26, 2020 by Luke James

AI Devices Are Helping Us Stay One Step Ahead of COVID-19

A number of companies are pumping out new edge AI technology—none of which explicitly state pandemic prediction or healthcare assistance as a use case. But with the overwhelming number of COVID-19 cases, might this new technology be used to that end?

March 25, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

TE Connectivity ELCON Micro Wire-to-Board Power Solutions | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

March 21, 2020 by Mouser Electronics

Organ-on-a-Chip Designed to Overcome Major Flaws in Pharmaceutical Processes

Researchers in the U.S. and Israel have developed a multi-Organ-on-a-Chip (OoC) that is claimed to overcome many of the problems that hinder the development and approval of medicines.

February 06, 2020 by Luke James

Sunday Roundup: Health-Monitoring Cars, VR Device Testing, and Emma’s Watch

Catch up on some EE-related devices and programs: cars that monitor your health, VR systems that help test medical devices, and a wearable designed to help reduce hand tremors.

June 11, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois

Teardown Tuesday: Pulse Oximeter

Pulse oximeters estimate the percentage of oxygen-saturated hemoglobin. This teardown looks inside a portable finger-type pulse-oximeter.

November 08, 2016 by Mark Hughes