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Surface Mount MLCC Line Expands Capacitance and Voltage Offerings

 

Electronic components supplier KEMET Corporation has announced the expansion of its HiQ-CBR series surface mount multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) in C0G dielectric to include extended capacitance values and voltage ratings up to 500 volts. “[The new] HiQ-CBR Series MLCCs in C0G dielectric features a robust and exceptionally stable copper base-metal electrode system that … [Read more...]

Stretchy Conductive Material Could Lead to Better Brain Implants

 

Researchers at the University of Michigan have created a stretchy conductive material that could one day find use in medical implants and flexible display screens and batteries. Created from gold nanoparticles and polyurethane, the material retains its conductivity even when stretched to several times its original length. Using an electron microscope to examine the effects of … [Read more...]

EMI Shielding Solutions for Military and Medical Equipment

 

Elasto Proxy, a manufacturer of specialty seals for defense contractors and medical equipment manufacturers, has announced that it will now provide EMI shielding for military electronics and medical equipment. The company offers custom-fabricated EMI shielding solutions that are created from a variety of raw materials based upon required characteristics, including attenuation, … [Read more...]

FDA Releases Final Guidelines on Incorporating Wireless Technology into Medical Devices

 

In response to the rapid growth in availability of medical devices that incorporate radio frequency wireless technology, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released final guidelines for industry and FDA staff on incorporating and integrating RF wireless technology into medical devices. The FDA said in a Federal Register notice released Aug. 13 that its recommendations … [Read more...]

Discussion on New Version of IEC 60601-1-2 for EMC Compliance of Medical Devices

 

TÜV Rheinland North America will be offering information about a new version of IEC 60601-1-2 being developed for the EMC compliance of medical devices during the IEEE EMC Symposium 2013. According to the company, the updated version of IEC 60601-1-2 will introduce new product categories, more stringent test levels and several new concepts, including immunity test for RF … [Read more...]

Shielded Magnetic Drape Prototype Could Prevent Pacemaker Interference During Surgery

 

New research suggests that the magnetic drapes commonly used by surgeons during an operation may interfere with cardiac devices, and offers a new shielded prototype solution. A new shielded prototype developed by researchers at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital in Canada could replace traditional magnetic drapes used in operating rooms. Considered a surgical convenience, magnetic … [Read more...]

Study Says Conductive ‘Miracle’ Material Toxic to Humans

 

New research from Brown University says graphene, an allotrope of carbon with commercial potential in a wide range of applications, may be toxic to humans. Graphene, first isolated by physicists from the University of Manchester, UK and the Institute for Microelectronics Technology, Russia in 2004, is the lightest, strongest and most conductive material known to man, measuring … [Read more...]

New Security Risk Affects Sensors in Cardiac Devices, Consumer Electronics

 

Analog sensors within cardiac devices and consumer devices are vulnerable to deliberate EMI signal injection attacks, according to research results recently published by an international team of scientists. Researchers from the University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of Massachusetts, Harvard Medical School, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and … [Read more...]

Electromagnetic Fields May Find Use as Treatment for Parkinson's Disease

 

Scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute in London are hopeful electromagnetic fields (EMFs) can be used to treat debilitating symptoms in neurological disorders, following the completion of a study that demonstrated their altering effect on brain activity and physical responses. The research comes at a time when much of the global interest regarding EMFs is focused on … [Read more...]

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