This week in devices, Jamie Hartford at MED wants to know what you think about the recent South Korean free-trade deal, Norbert Sparrow at EMDT muses about the difference between pragmatic innovation and "mindless novelty," the folks at MassDevice discuss strategy for modifying (rather than repealing) the device tax to minimize the damage to industry, and Scientific American takes a look at efforts to develop a new way to make artificial muscles. Enjoy your weekend!

• Question of the Week: How Will the South Korean Free-Trade Deal Impact Your Business? (MED)
• In Praise of Mindful Solutions (EMDT)
• Spinal USA Adds Jobs in Mississippi (Orthotec)
• Europe’s Policymakers Lack Vision. Exhibit One: Cataract Surgery (medtechinsider)
• The medical device tax is a bad idea (MassDevice)
• Carbon Nanotubes Made into Artificial Muscles (Scientific American) 

—Thomas Blair