Healthcare

University of Bath electrical engineer Despina Moschou has been elected as a fellow of EAMBES, the European Alliance of Medical and Biological Engineering and Science. Lab-on-chip specialist Moschou developed ‘LoCKAmp’, a high-speed covid-19 test at Bath. “As well as the LoCKAmp, which within 3 minutes completes gold-standard genetic-based testing techniques previously only possible in a lab, Dr Moschou has filed ...

A simple non-contact camera technique has been used to analyse blood lipid levels after  someone eats high-fat and low-fat meals, and agrees well with blood sample based measurements. Spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI) is the technique, where a light source obliquely illuminates the surface to be analysed and the camera take a perpendicular view. In this case, the surface was ...

Durham University’s business school has attempted to identify who or what is morally responsible for artificially intelligent mechanical robots. “AI robots are increasingly used to facilitate human activity in many industries, for instance: healthcare, education, mobility and the military, but must have accountability for their actions,” according to the university. “We need to create specific accountability guidelines to ensure that ...

Three minutes of 670nm exposure in the morning appears to make the eyesight of humans over 40 years old better for a week, according to Imperial College London. The improvement is shown in cone-mediated colour contrast thresholds, tested in people from 37 to 70 years old in this research. Improvements have been seen before, using light at ~40mW/cm2, but this work ...

Boxers can monitor and review their performance in the ring, using data gathered by sensors worn on wrist straps. This data was only previously available under laboratory conditions, says German sports analysis company, ROOQ which has developed ROOQ Box with Arrow Electronics. The sensors record movements and the data is analysed using the ROOQ app and cloud using machine learning algorithms. ...

The Covid-19 pandemic could have accelerated the use of AI in the medical sector, writes Caroline Hayes. Allied Market Research says in its AI in Healthcare (2019-2027) report, that AI was already in use in the sector but its role in detecting and diagnosing the virus and using personalised information and learning algorithms to respond to outbreaks, has raised its ...

Accelerated performance will be required to achieve the integration of effective AI in medical devices of the future, says Subh Bhattacharya Smart solutions in healthcare are on the rise and artificial intelligence (AI), including machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) techniques, is set to transform the industry. There are numerous applications where ML offers exciting medical capabilities, from anatomical ...

Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex, which treats some 2,500 patients each year, is to equip all its aircraft with RDT Tempus devices in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA). The equipment enables paramedics to live stream patient medical information including electrocardiogram, body temperature, heart rhythm, pulse and respiration rate and blood pressure via satellite or mobile phone network from ...

Work is complete on the National Healthcare Photonics Centre in County Durham. The government-supported Centre will support the scale-up and commercialisation of high-tech medical (medtech) products, acting as a hub for businesses of all sizes and academic partners to work on light-based diagnostic, imaging and treatment systems. Its is part of the UK’s Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), and its facilities ...

Osram has introduced SFH 4776, a boadband infra-red in the firm’s 2.75 x 2.0 x 0.6mm high Synios package. The technology inside is a blue-emitting GaN die and phosphor converter, specially developed for spectroscopy, that converts the blue light into radiation across 650 to 1,050nm. “By making improvements to the phosphor material, developers at Osram Opto Semiconductors have succeeded in increasing the intensity ...