Issue 02/2016 | IEC e-tech

Editorial

mHealth on the rise

Issue 02/2016 Mobile healthcare is transforming the medical environment

Mobile technology is affecting almost every facet of our lives, at home, in the workplace and everywhere in between. The emergence of smart devices in the last decade has also had a major impact in the healthcare sector. More...

Technology Focus

New openings for surgical robots

Robotic‑assisted surgery involves a surgeon using a computer‑assisted electromechanical device to carry out complex and technically demanding medical procedures on a patient. The value of surgical...

Technology Focus

Sensors everywhere

The decreasing cost of electronic devices and growing access to mobile technology and wireless networks are driving the expansion of the digital economy. Integrating biosensors into this mix could...

Technology Focus

Keeping medical electrical equipment safe from interference

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), the ability of electronic and electrical systems or components to work reliably and safely when they are close together is crucial in many domains, in particular...

Technology Focus

How tiny technology is reshaping healthcare

Imagine contact lenses which proactively monitor the blood glucose levels of your tears and transfer that information to a doctor’s mobile device, or an intelligent management system for asthma,...

Technology Focus

Reverse mode fuel cells for energy storage

A sense of collective responsibility is required to cope with the growing dependence on energy, given the fundamentally unpredictable nature of primary energy supply, the intermittent nature of...

Industry Spotlight

Safeguarding fast expanding healthcare data

Recent years have witnessed a rapidly growing volume of healthcare-related data being collected from a variety of sources that include patients’ records, and information provided through home...