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that can control the body's circadian clock,
halving the time it takes to recover from jet
lag and similar disruptions to the body's sleep/
wake cycles.
Soft, Comfortable Sensors First to
Comprehensively Monitor Pregnant
Women, Their Babies Without Wires E
Laboring mothers have been wearing the same
cumbersome, polyester fetal-monitoring belt
for decades. Not only can these belts slip out of
place, requiring constant adjustment, they—
along with the array of other wires taped to the
mother for monitoring—tether the mother to
the bed, limiting her ability to walk around or
move freely in ways that are more comfortable.
Flexible Thinking: Process Flow for
Occam QFN Test Vehicle E
Joe Fjelstad teaches the Occam process
through a series of steps and images. ese
solutions can significantly reduce the number
of process steps required to manufacture an
electronic module or assembly (perhaps by as
much as one-third) and in the process making
electronic assemblies more reliable and less
costly by fundamentally focusing on the elimi-
nation of solder and the soldering process.
Arlon's 85HP Receives Official IPC
Validation to IPC-4101E-WAM1/43 E
Arlon Electronic Materials is pleased to
announce that IPC Validation Services offi-
cially recognizes Arlon's 85HP laminate as
having passed all tests that meets or exceeds
the product performance requirements of
IPC-4101E-WAM1/43.
Sheldahl to Present 'HMI's Evolution to
Revolution' at TechBlick 2021 E
Human Machine Interface is changing the
world and the way that we interact with it. At
this year's virtual event, Sheldahl will present
HMI's Evolution to Revolution. Expert John
Voultos will discuss HMI's beginning, progres-
sion, and its revolution in our lives in the future,
as well as how flexible circuits and printed elec-
tronics will play a part in enabling the technol-
ogy moving forward.
Researchers Develop New Graphene-
based Sensor Technology for Wearable
Medical Devices E
Researchers at AMBER, the SFI Centre for
Advanced Materials and BioEngineering
Research, and from Trinity's School of Physics,
have developed next-generation, graphene-
based sensing technology using their innova-
tive G-Putty material.
Lear Leads Latest Investment Round in
Flexible Circuit Maker CelLink E
Lear Corporation, a global automotive tech-
nology leader in Seating and E-Systems,
announced that it is the lead investor for the
Series C round of financing in CelLink Corpo-
ration, a San Carlos, Calif.-based manufacturer
of a new class of flat and flexible circuits that
minimize complexity, space and weight.
Rice Engineers Set Sights on
Implantable 'Living Pharmacy' E
Five Rice University engineering laborato-
ries are part of a $33 million national effort to
develop a wireless, fully implantable device
