A printed electronic circuit on a clear, flexible substrate draped over a human hair. This flexible transistor device is made entirely of biodegradable materials, including a semiconducting polymer ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Two Democratic lawmakers are looking to establish standardized policies and transparency requirements for the use of electronic medical ...

Southwest Airlines now requires passengers to keep portable power packs visible while charging devices onboard. This policy aims to mitigate the risk of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries, a ...

Based on the foundational IEC 61508 standard’s essential requirements, high-performance supervisory circuits can facilitate functional-safety compliance in safety instrumented systems and other ...

Slogans like “safety first,” “safety is no accident,” and “prevention is better than a cure” may be well-worn cliches, but when it comes to industrial and manufacturing safety strategies, few truer ...

Failure rate or base failure rate refers to the number of failures per unit of time, typically in terms of failures in time (FITs) equivalent to one failure in a billion hours, which can be expected ...

Medical device equipment manufacturers work in an environment where product quality isn't just a competitive advantage, it's a regulatory necessity with direct implications for patient safety. As ...