Coronavirus
🦠 One-minute coronavirus breath test invented in Israel
You breathe into a hand-held device that within one minute tells if you have the coronavirus.
💉 First peer-reviewed trial showing that a COVID-19 vaccine produces antibodies to the virus
The race to find a vaccine against COVID-19 has taken a big step forward. the first experiment that has undergone a peer review has shown that vaccines produce antibodies against the virus.
💉 Life-saving coronavirus drug has been found
Major breakthrough: A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus.
🦠 Three COVID-19 vaccines ready for last stage of testing
Modernas vaccine enters final stage of testing in July followed by candidates from AstraZeneca and J&J.
🐕 The Boston Dynamics puppy has been given a job in a hospital
The robot dog Spot has been hired by a hospital in the United States. It will help the health care staff to determine which people are infected by COVID-19.
🦾 Delivery robots are making it easier to do contact-free deliveries amidst social distancing
Deliveries are a critical service for people sheltering in their homes, but it can be risky for the delivery personnel too. Is this the moment for autonomous robots to shine?
🔬 Now it is possible to test for corona in five minutes
ID NOW is the name of an analytical instrument that in five minutes can show if a patient has the coronavirus. It is no bigger than a toaster, which allows it to be installed almost anywhere.
🛰 How the space industry is helping to fight Covid-19
The message is the same across the globe: everyone needs to do their part and take responsibility to fight Covid-19. It can be staying at home, buying groceries for your grandparents or sharing quarantine stories so life doesn't feel so mundane and hopeless.
🚘 Tesla is using Model 3 components to engineer and produce ventilators
CEO, Elon Musk has reorganized sections of his factories in the United States to create ventilators, most notably the Gigafactory in New York.