HEADLINES ARCHIVE
3D-printed reusable face shields to help healthcare workers fight COVID-19
Infinite Electronics has already completed and shipped its first lot of shields with more to come.
Engineers design for disease diagnosis by high-tech toilet
The appliance operates autonomously by leveraging pressure and motion sensors while analyzing waste to detect the presence of various diseases.
Research links air pollution and COVID-19 mortality
Air quality has been implicated by researchers in Europe and the U.S. as a factor in mortality rates associated with COVID-19 in some areas.
UNE debuts 3D model of human skeleton on its site
A research team from the University of New England (UNE) has developed what it suggests is the first fully online human skeleton.
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.
Australia eyes agave for transport fuel
As Australia experiences a transport fuel shortage, scientists are suggesting that agave could reduce the country’s reliance on traditional fossil fuels.
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.
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.
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.
Study fingers pharma as a prime water polluter
The contributions of drug manufacturing discharges to wastewater treatment plants to the pharmaceutical compound load detected in the Rhine River were examined.
Clean room air conditioning solutions
Air Innovations has an entire division dedicated to the design and manufacture of HVAC systems for clean rooms and critical environments.
AI algorithm finds unexploded bombs in Cambodia
Researchers from Ohio State University have used an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to detect the Vietnam War-era bomb craters in Cambodia from satellite images.
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.
A hypertelescope designed for a wider field of view
Great potential exists to image multiple stars simultaneously with a multi-field hypertelescope incorporating large widely-spaced mirror arrays to form high-resolution images.
KAIST team makes nanofiber masks in response to COVID-19 mask shortage
Amid disruptions to the global supply chain due to the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks for filtering out dust and other contaminants are in short supply, which was the catalyst for researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) to develop reusable nanofiber masks.
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.
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.
6 questions on lidar for AVs, with Insight Lidar
One of the fastest-growing applications for lidar is autonomous vehicles.
Nanoplastics found to persist in potable water
The health implications of nanoplastic ingestion via drinking water, estimated by the researchers as a few grams of plastic each month, are unknown.