David F Salisbury

Vanderbilt University

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

A look at the prototype adaptive PCR device. The small sample in the center is illuminated by an ultraviolet laser on the right and varying levels of fluorescence are detected by the spectrophotometer on the left and are used to control the DNA duplication process.

Handheld DNA Duplicator Could Be Life Saver

Prototype would shrink current desktop machines to handheld devices that could be used in the field to provide early diagnoses.

This is an Indego powered exoskeleton.

FDA Approves Exoskeleton

The device acts like an external skeleton. It straps in tightly around the torso. Rigid supports are strapped to the legs and extend from the hip to the knee and from the knee to the foot.