Charlotte Web writes: Since 2001 the TIOBE Index has been ranking top results for the search query +”<language> programming” on the top 25 search engines. “This month, C moved up past Java and entered the number one position,” reports JAXenter. “There’s a new number one. (Or, should we say an old number one?)” “Java and C were already very close in…
Tag: Medical Devices
O’Reilly Makes ‘Prototype to Product’ eBook Free to Help COVID-19 Innovators
Alan Cohen is a software and systems engineer/manager, and a lifelong technophile who’s been engaged in developing medical devices and other high-reliability products. So right now he’s working with the new Massachusetts-based “Mass General Brigham Center for COVID Innovation” to refine an emergency ventilator prototype — and then mass-produce thousands of them. “Most of what’s needed is the expertise to turn…
Open-Source Electronics Maker Adafruit Switches To Producing Face Shields, Other PPE
Slashdot reader and managing director of Adafruit, Phillip Torrone, a.k.a. ptorrone, writes: Tom’s Hardware talked to Adafruit about what it’s like to switch from selling tech to selling protective gear, and when hobbyists can expect things to return to normal. In March of 2020, Adafruit was deemed an essential service and business for critical manufacturing in NYC by executive order 202.6,…
Elon Musk Shares a Video: Making Ventilators From Tesla Parts
Elon Musk shared a new video today from Tesla Engineering. “We’re trying to make some ventilators from some car parts, so we can help the medical industry without taking away from their supply,” it begins. (All three people who appear in the video are wearing a face mask.) It ends with a demonstration of a prototype using a touchscreen display from…
Almost Half of Connected Medical Devices Are Vulnerable To Hackers Exploiting BlueKeep
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Connected medical devices are twice as likely to be vulnerable to the BlueKeep exploit than other devices on hospital networks, putting patients and staff at additional risk from cyber attacks. This is especially concerning when healthcare is already such a popular target for hacking campaigns. BlueKeep is a vulnerability in Microsoft’s Remote Desktop…
A Lithium-Ion Battery That You Can Scrunch
An anonymous reader quotes a report from IEEE Spectrum: Busan-based firm Jenax has spent the past few years developing J.Flex, an advanced lithium-ion battery that is ultra-thin, flexible, and rechargeable. With the arrival of so many wearable gadgets, phones with flexible displays, and other portable gizmos, “we’re now interacting with machines on a different level from what we did before,” says…
Pager Services To End Tuesday In Japan After 50 Years
Japan’s sole pager provider, Tokyo Telemessage Inc, will shut down radio signals for its services Tuesday, ending support for the device first introduced in the country half a century ago. Japan Today reports: In recent years, the device had been favored mainly by those working in hospitals, where cellphone use was once discouraged because of concerns over the effect of electromagnetic…
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold, Still Extremely Fragile, Goes on Sale in the US on September 27
After releasing it in South Korea and the UK, Samsung is finally ready to say when the Galaxy Fold will go back on sale in the US: September 27th. Samsung says it will be available both in an AT&T version and a standard unlocked version. It’s a smaller launch than the first time around, as it will only be available in…
Study Finds Nearly 400 Medical Devices, Procedures and Practices That Are Ineffective
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ScienceAlert: A recent study has unearthed nearly 400 established treatments, devices and procedures that are no better than previous or lesser alternatives. [This is referred to as a “medical reversal” in the medical industry.] The findings are based on more than 15 years of randomized controlled trials, a type of research that aims to…
F.D.A. Halts U.S. Sales of Pelvic Mesh, Citing Safety Concerns for Women
Boston Scientific and Coloplast were the last two companies selling the medical devices, which have resulted in nearly $8 billion in settlements. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/health/vaginal-pelvic-mesh-fda.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…