Technology and Dementia: The Future Is Now

Medical technology development and approval: the future is now.

Alvin Toffler, a 20th century philosopher and author of the novel Future Shock once said, “As we move into the 21st century, not only will technology advance, but the rate at which technology advances will increase exponentially.”1 Perhaps those technological advances with greatest relevance to the health and welfare of society involve science and healthcare. Indeed, societal demands for new dr...

The Future Is Now

March 2012 A 101 In 1972 David P. Rall, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), determined there was a need for a journal dedicated to research on human health and the environment, and Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) was born. The journal published monographs on topics related to environmental human health and research papers based on conference proc...

Assisted mechanical ventilation: the future is now!

Assisted ventilation is a highly complex process that requires an intimate interaction between the ventilator and the patient. The complexity of this form of ventilation is frequently underappreciated by the bedside clinician. In assisted mechanical ventilation, regardless of the specific mode, the ventilator's gas delivery pattern and the patient's breathing pattern must match near perfectly o...

Perioperative Ultrasound: The Future Is Now.

Defined Radios - The Future is Now

A Software Defined Radio (SDR) is a radio in which all modulation and demodulation functions are defined, and therefore configurable, through software. This creates tremendous flexibility to improve and adapt the capabilities of the radio over time without changing the hardware. The potential for amateur radio experimentation is virtually limitless in terms of performance improvement and the in...