The trend in medical device market is to make the electronics smaller, lighter, more portable, and more affordable for remote clinics in rural settings. This tele-health initiative enables healthcare…
Lost in the murky depths of Liverpool’s river Mersey, a state of the art reconnaissance UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) used by the Merseyside Police Force could not be found from “Penny Lane” to “Strawberry Fields.” Used for the past 4 years in the birthplace of the Beatles, the device went on a “Magical Mystery Tour” after “a training exercise went wrong in bad weather conditions.” As a lesson in reliability and in-service lifetime, questions could be raised in term of the ruggedization of new technologies where “smaller” is seen to be “better.” The trade-off must be suitability for purpose and…
