Superconductors show unexpected electronic asymmetry
Physicists from Rice University, Kyoto University and the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI) are offering new details about similarities between the electronic properties of a new...
View ArticleSupercomputer calculates isotopes allowed by laws of physics
A team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory used the Departments of Energy's Jaguar supercomputer to calculate the number of isotopes allowed by the laws of physics. They applied density functional theory...
View ArticlePlasma startup creates high-energy light to make smaller microchips
Harnessing the energy-generating mechanism of the sun -- that's what scientists at the University of Washington have been doing for more than a decade, including working endlessly with fusion energy....
View ArticleFirst heralded single photon source made from silicon
A “heralded” photon is one of a pair whose existence is proclaimed by the detection of its partner -- the “herald” photon. To attain heralded single photons researchers built upon a technique...
View ArticleVirtual humans helping to train psychologists
Research scientists at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies have invented a new technology that will allow virtually created humans to interact with therapists via a computer screen. This...
View ArticleFlexible Lithium-Ion Batteries
Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed the first flexible lithium-ion battery. The darling of the portable electronics age, lithium-ion...
View ArticleGoing, going… gone: electronic devices disappear after use
In many ways, we are living in a golden age of electronics and technological innovation, including science, medicine and the gadgets that comprise our daily lives. The average United States household...
View ArticleBroad Institute/MIT/Harvard CRISPR Patents Survive PTO Interference
Yesterday, the PTAB in interference 106,048 issued a short order finding no interference- in- fact between the claims of 12 Broad Institute patents (US Patent Number 8,697,359 et al.) and the...
View ArticlePTAB Terminates Interference Proceeding Between University of California and...
Written by Hyeongsu Rick Park and Kerry S. Taylor, Ph.D. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) terminated a patent interference proceeding between the University of California (UC) and the Broad...
View ArticleHybrid Vehicle Litigation Report: Paice’s Patent Progress
With its seminal patents and continual patent enforcement activity, hybrid vehicle technology company Paice has been a frequent subject of discussion in this space. In fact, my first post almost ten...
View ArticleFresh from the Bench: Precedential Patent Cases from the Federal Circuit
Written by Peter Heuser, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt The Circuit grants a rehearing and revises its decision in Asetek to vacate the overly broad portion of an injunction. In Wasica, the...
View ArticleFresh From the Bench: Precedential Patent Cases From the Federal Circuit -...
In Phil-Insul, collateral estoppel precludes IntegraSpec from relitigating claim construction in a second case involving a different defendant, different claims and “somewhat” different accused...
View ArticleTechnology Policies Protect The Company and its IP
A computer and technology policy is an important part of protecting and managing intellectual property. A business should consider establishing a policy that addresses the following points: USE OF...
View ArticleFDA Approves Prickless Glucose Monitoring System
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced approval of Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system for certain diabetes patients. The glucose monitoring tool will allow patients...
View ArticleFDA Approves NorthStar’s Tc-99m Generator
The Food and Drug Administration recently announced approval of the RadioGenix™ System, a technetium 99m (Tc-99m) generator. The RadioGenix™ System is developed by NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes,...
View ArticleEuropean Commission Proposes Stronger Cooperation for Health Technology...
On January 31, 2018, the European Commission adopted a legislative proposal with the aim of strengthening EU cooperation among Member States when conducting a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) of new...
View ArticleSeizure-Detecting Smart Watch Given FDA Approval
The FDA has recently approved Embrace, a smart watch designed to monitor epileptic patients for seizures, according to a press release. According to the press release, the device uses machine learning...
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson Acquires French Surgical Tech Firm Orthotaxy
On February 20, 2018, Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies announced the acquisition of Orthotaxy, a privately-held developer of software-enabled surgery technologies, including a...
View ArticleTheranos Charges Provide Perspective for Medical Device Companies,...
On March 14, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it filed charges against the founder and CEO of Theranos Inc., Elizabeth Holmes, and its former president, Ramesh Balwani....
View ArticleEKG Monitor May Be Included in Future Apple Smart Watches
According to Bloomberg, Apple, Inc. is currently developing an electrocardiogram (also known as an EKG or ECG) feature in its smartwatch products. A report from Bloomberg and other sources have stated...
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