Category: Technology & Devices
Lanxess innovates butyl for antimicrobial coating
German chemicals firm Lanxess has developed a new butyl product called butyl ionomers, which the firm says will launch new applications for butyl rubber. Apart from sports grips, improved adhesives and sealants, pharmaceutical closures ( or for applications where pure […]
Chinaplas 2013: D-S unveils compact medical tubing line
US converting and extrusion machinery company Davis-Standard had a special unveiling of its medical tubing line at Chinaplas. The line is designed to support China’s developing medical markets and impending healthcare initiatives. Said CEO Bob Preston, “We have sold quite […]
New 3-D printer at NUH shaping up well as surgery aid
SINGAPORE – Surgeons at the National University Hospital (NUH) are using a new 3-D printer which lets them hold an exact model of their patient’s face in their hands so they can shape reconstructions and implants accurately. Previously, the surgeons […]
Japanese Technology Can Help You Get A Health Check
The search for new ways of handling the rise of diseases is linked to modern lifestyle. Japan has taken the lead by launching a device for women to measure their body temperature, which tells a lot about their health, body […]
Scientists Use New Fluorescent Tools for Cancer Diagnosis
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) and other non-coding RNAs are small molecules that help control the expression of specific proteins, in recent years. They have emerged as disease biomarkers. miRNA profiles have been used to establish tissue origin for cancers of unknown primary […]
New Device to Detect Cancer
A cheap and easy-to-use device has been developed by scientists to detect cancer in ten minutes. Jonathan O’Halloran created the iPhone-sized Q-POC, which is also able to analyse disease’s genetic signatures before advising on the best type of drugs that […]
NTU helps to develop cancer-fighting agent
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have helped to develop a molecular structure which can kill various tumour cells without causing much harm to healthy cells. Along with a team from Lund University in Sweden, they based the complex on […]
Concept Vaccine may Protect Against Flu
Scientists unveiled a concept vaccine against flu that they said may protect against various strains with a single jab. Tested in ferrets, considered good human models, the synthetic vaccine uses nanotechnology to attack parts of the influenza virus that different […]
Flavored Toothbrush for a Pleasant Morning
Toothbrushes are all set to take up a new role. They may soon deliver your morning coffee and get you up and alert even faster. Even more exciting is that they could even deliver your medications in the future! A […]
India Gets Advanced Breast Cancer Detecting Machine
In the national capital, an advanced digital breast cancer detecting machine with the capability to see the lesions in breasts with much more clarity than ever before was unveiled. The mammography machine ‘Amulet’ by Fuji films is claimed to be […]
