The challenging task of cutting health care waste
Regulatory requirements can impede sustainable progress in the health care sector. But some companies and engineers are up to the ...
Tag: medical equipment
Australian start-up builds Goldilocks baby monitoring system to find what’s just right for newborns
The Goldilocks suit, which tracks babies' breathing, temperature and other key indicators, aims to help parents understand the medical needs ...
Working as a hospital engineer during a pandemic
While health professionals care for the sick in hospitals, there is an army of people behind them working to ensure ...
UNSW engineers develop smart sutures to speed up wound recovery
Engineers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have pioneered a new kind of suture to speed up wound ...
This X-ray company is showcasing South Australian engineering talent to the world
An ultra-lightweight mobile X-ray machine from South Australian company Micro-X has been approved for use in Australian hospitals.
Clinical clean up: finding ways to recycle medical waste
Australian hospitals incinerate thousands of tonnes of potentially infectious medical waste every year — and COVID-19 has supercharged the problem. ...
How a ‘humble tinkerer’ accidentally invented the pacemaker
In 1958, engineer Dr Wilson Greatbatch made an error that led to a life-saving invention which changed healthcare forever.
This engineer wants to stop heart attacks in their tracks
One third of fatal heart attack and stroke patients are under 70. Electrical engineer Dr Zihuai Lin MIEAust is working ...
Australian engineers’ DIY oxygen unit aims to help COVID-ravaged India
After seeing heartbreaking footage of hospitals in India struggling to cope with COVID-19 cases, two Australian researchers decided to apply ...
These dressings glow when a wound isn’t healing properly
Researchers have developed smart dressings with built-in nanosensors that alert medical professionals when a wound is not healing.
