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Watch: Wearable sensor wirelessly monitors early COVID-19 symptoms
The flexible electronic device continuously monitors coughing, body temperature and respiration rate, generating detailed data that can be processed with artificial intelligence techniques.
Ametek Land releases high-accuracy thermal imaging thermometer
This technology calibrates the thermal image with a blackbody calibration source in real-time to provide a system accuracy of better than 0.5° C and detects small temperature changes induced by a fever.
The Pulse360: Searches for gaussmeters up 84% on Engineering360.com
The greatest increase in searches comes from those in the education industry, followed by those in instrumentation and control.
Graphene biosensor platform speeds COVID-19 diagnosis
The rapid diagnostic technique recently devised by researchers in South Korea relies on a field-effect transistor-based biosensor that generates results in less than a minute.
Team working on method for manufacturing semi-transparent solar panel windows
Researchers at Monash University in Australia are attempting to develop a method for incorporating semi-transparent perovskite solar cells into commercial products like windows.
Microneedle array designed for universal vaccine delivery
The delivery platform can advance efforts to develop universal vaccines and improve global immunization capabilities essential for combating the coronavirus.
Engineers develop a mobile sanitizer for PPE in a decommissioned shipping container
An engineering team at Michigan Technological University has built a prototype mobile thermal utility (MTU) sanitizer to clean personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by frontline workers battling the coronavirus.
Cornell team develops plastic that degrades rapidly under UV light
Chemists from Cornell University have discovered a polymer that degrades under ultraviolet (UV) light.
Vacuum pumps for mass spectrometer systems
The single-stage, oil-sealed rotary vane pumps were developed for the demanding requirements of mass spectrometer systems in laboratories.
Watch: Brightening clouds to conserve the Great Coral Reef
Researchers in Australia have turned to cloud seeding in an effort to protect the Great Barrier Reef from coral bleaching damage associated with climate change.
One hour to COVID-19 detection with CRISPR-based assay
The rapid test can be performed in any lab using off-the-shelf reagents and is sufficiently sensitive to detect the presence of as few as 10 coronaviruses in a microliter of fluid samples.
UK company eyes grounded airplanes as possible hyperbaric chambers for COVID-19 patients
A diving equipment manufacturer out of Cambridge in the U.K. is exploring the possibility of turning grounded airplanes into makeshift hyperbaric oxygen chambers for treating coronavirus patients.
Study finds that oil and gas platforms emit more methane than previously reported
Research from the University of Michigan has revealed that U.S. offshore oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico are emitting roughly double the amount of methane, which is a greenhouse gas, than previously reported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Satellites can help predict cloud cover for solar panel plants
Researchers from the American Institute of Physics created a method that estimates the amount of sunlight reaching solar panels and predicts cloud cover.
Precision non-contact measurement technology helps Woodward, Inc. maintain market leadership
Precision non-contact optical profilers give Woodward's engineers and machinists valuable insight into surface finish.
Cortec announces bio-based coating for high-humidity applications
Coating manufacturer Cortec Corporation announced the EcoLine 3690, its ready-to-use canola-oil-based temporary coating for corrosion protection in severe marine and high-humidity applications.
Turning metal surfaces into bacteria killing surfaces with lasers
Engineers from Purdue University have devised a technique for turning metal surfaces into bacteria killers by altering the surface’s texture.
Crop-livestock systems protect soil quality and result in higher rice yields
Researchers found that integrated crop-livestock systems (ICLS) are a good alternative to fertilizers because of increased rice nutrient efficiency and yield and lower soil contamination.
Genetic tools help expand microbe investigation
A team of international scientists and researchers from the Bigelow Lab for Ocean Services has created a suite of more than 200 new genetic techniques to investigate marine microbes for biomedical and food supplement industries.
Cloth infused with metal oxide nanomaterials may wipe out microbes
Researchers from Iowa State University have devised a method for depositing nanomaterials with antimicrobial properties on cloth and paper.