Technology 23 September 2020 By Layal Liverpool We can harvest the windPeter Cade/Getty Images A small device can harvest energy from the breeze generated as you walk and could potentially be used to power your gadgets. The apparatus, developed by Ya Yang at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and his colleagues, takes advantage…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.A patent-pending system worn under face masks to sanitize the air and neutralize live viruses such as COVID-19 through ultaviolet light exposure may soon be available from a company called Oracle Lighting.The new “Antimicrobial Irradiation Respirator,” or AIR device, is…
A New Hampshire emergency room doctor says simple technology could save lives in the fight against the coronavirus. Dr. Richard Levitan, who has three decades of experience, volunteered last month at Bellevue Hospital in New York City for 10 days and shared what he learned in a New York Times op-ed. Levitan told "CBS This Morning" co-host…
By Alice Klein The DNA test relies on a smartphone instead of lab equipmentSupparsorn Wantarnagon/Alamy It is now possible to use a cheap, lightweight and smartphone-powered DNA detector to identify DNA in blood, urine and other samples, on the spot. At the moment, testing to identify DNA is done in laboratories using expensive, specialised equipment. To…
Technology 22 April 2020 By David Hambling Lasers could create an image of jet exhaust that might be able to draw away heat-seeking missilesStocktrek Images, Inc/Alamy At over 600°C, a jet engine’s exhaust stands out like a beacon when seen in infrared, making it an obvious target for heat-seeking missiles – but a US Navy…
17 min read Editor’s Note: Last week, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., indicated that upcoming revisions to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans could include the recommendation that we should all eat more saturated fats. In response, the medical and research communities balked, stating that eating too much saturated fat may increase your risk of
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