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Watch: IAEA equips nations to combat COVID-19
The agency is responding to the need for diagnostic and laboratory equipment required to combat the COVID-19 epidemic by sending emergency supplies to 90 member states.
Interactive website explores social distancing controls and COVID-19 spread
The interactive tool from Stanford University models the temporal diffusion of COVID-19 under different social distancing measures.
Engineers 3D print ventilator splitters to treat more than one COVID-19 patient at once
A team of engineers from Johns Hopkins University is developing and prototyping a 3D printed splitter that will make it possible for a single ventilator to simultaneously treat multiple patients.
Search traffic surges for medical and safety gear standards
Search traffic on Engineering360 for European standards related to medical devices and protective supplies surged during March after Italy emerged as a COVID-19 hotspot.
Early lung cancer detection with noninvasive nanosensors
Peptide-coated nanosensors, which can be inhaled or injected, interact with proteases, enzymes which enable cancer cells to travel through the body and metastasize.
COVID-19 antibody detection tool could spur vaccine development
An antibody-detection tool is being used to analyze blood samples from people who recover from COVID-19 to learn how the coronavirus affects the immune system.
Honeywell aerospace facility to manufacture N95 masks
To support U.S. response efforts, Honeywell is adding a face mask production operation at its Phoenix Engines campus in Arizona.
50 years after Apollo 13, failure is still not an option
The Apollo 13 mission tested engineering innovation and ingenuity in a high-stakes, highly visible setting. Spaceship Earth faces a similar challenge from COVID-19.
What can engineers do while social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic?
Engineers are notoriously solutions-driven. So, what should they do when they encounter a problem that forces them to retreat to their homes?
DARPA funding device to regrow muscle in injured soldiers
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is funding the development of a device to induce muscle regrowth in the wounds of soldiers.
Web portal invites PPE donations to combat COVID-19
Universities, laboratories, construction crews and any company in possession of PPE can donate by registering with COVID Med Supply.
Researchers develop monitoring system for coronavirus patients
A team from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is turning a wireless monitoring device already in development into a tool for tracking the health of coronavirus patients.
REHVA released COVID-19 building services guidelines
REHVA's recommendations are intended for commercial and public buildings and are consistent with the information provided for employers by WHO.
Nanodevice detects infectious agents in blood
Quick response to the spread of superbugs is possible with a microfluidic nanodevice designed to isolate and identify drug-resistant bacteria in bodily fluid samples. The device developed by an international research team was demonstrated to effectively trap, concentrate and retrieve E. coli.
Stratasys donates 3D-printing capacity to help combat COVID-19
The company is donating its 3D printing capacity to the production of plastic frames for disposable face shields needed for medical personnel.
Sustaining life and fighting Coronavirus with advanced actuation devices
Learn how advanced, high-precision actuators have become crucial components in life-saving and life-sustaning medical equipment. Follow the link below to see how Geeplus has joined the fight against the Coronavirus!
Australia produces a medical radioisotope as a true theranostic agent
Scandium-47 has been produced in the Open Pool Australian Light-water Reactor as a beta-emitting radioisotope for targeted cancer therapy.
UK researchers engineer a really rapid COVID-19 assay
The testing platform requires only 30 minutes to generate results and does not need complex equipment as it hones in on viral RNA and RNA fragments.
Video: A nexus observed between air pollution and the coronavirus
Residents of regions with high air pollution levels are at greater risk from the coronavirus, but lockdown and quarantine conditions have resulted in a sharp drop in pollution levels.
Developments in diagnostics for COVID-19
The number of diagnostic tests being made available is on the rise, and a vaccine is undergoing clinical trials.