3D printers — machines that can fit on a desktop and create 3D objects from plastics, metals, and other raw materials — can do just about anything. High-precision jets pump out custom medical implants ...

Consumer acceptance of food products relies heavily on their texture and mouthfeel. At times, texture characteristics are even more important than the appearance, taste or smell. The way in which the ...

Brookfield Engineering Laboratories announces their next live teleseminar: An interview with Ross Clark scheduled for Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 11 a.m. EST. Ross Clark, who holds the position of ...

A syringe’s design affects the pull and push forces required for drawing and ejecting a fluid into or from a barrel. Measurement of these forces for quality control or development purposes can be ...

Texture analyzers can be used to evaluate wall hardness and elasticity of softgel capsules. Softgel capsules are widely used in medicines, as well as vitamin and mineral supplements. The active ...

Lung texture analysis (Imbio) is a digital technology that analyses standard chest CT images and maps the presence of abnormal lung textures. Lung texture analysis includes the Computer-Aided Lung ...

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of blindness among working-age adults, affecting more than 130 million people ...

Researchers have identified subtle, early-stage retinal alterations in type 2 diabetes using texture-based optical coherence tomography (OCT) ...