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Powering down 15 April, 2011 Dramatic reductions in voltage and power requirements are making tiny piezo motors and drive systems an interesting option for portable, low-power medical devices. As their efficiency is... > read more

Artificial Intelligence for Diabetes Control 16 July, 2010 Researchers are making steady progress as they work to develop artificial pancreases for type 1 diabetes sufferers. But, as Eric Renard of Montpellier University explains to Nic Paton, this...

For Goodness Snake 30 March, 2009 The pressure is always on medical innovators to find new ways of less-invasive surgery. Howie Choset of Carnegie Mellon University tells Lorrie Kelly how he and his team are working on...

Servo Market Motors On 01 October, 2008 Precise control improvements to date in medical equipment have been accomplished with servo motors. They will continue to lead technology advancements forward, writes John Mazurkiewicz of the...

Control With Care 04 April, 2008 Efficient and simple technology can improve patient comfort and care, with hospital beds being no exception. Dr Subha Kumpaty explains some revolutionary engineering that allows both carer...

Look into a Robotic Future 04 April, 2008 A pioneering research team has discovered a new type of motor to carry out MRI robotically. Professor Dan Stoianovici explains the principle behind...

Nice Little Movers 01 March, 2006 Medical device manufacturers are increasingly choosing to use piezoelectric actuators. Kenji Uchino of Pennsylvania State University outlines some of the reasons why these are being used...

Big Advances in Small Devices 01 September, 2005 Piezoelectric transducers for medical use are starting to come onto the market. Kenji Uchino, Pennsylvania State University, looks at the science driving the development of micro technologies...

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