It is possible to disinfect areas by killing the coronavirus with a personal, handheld device emitting high-intensity ultraviolet light. But since this approach requires UV radiation sources that emit sufficiently high doses of UV light, there is no good material choice for a UV-transparent conductor material as yet.
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Students at Cranfield University have designed computer models that use computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse chest X-ray imagery.
Imagine downloading 1000 HD, or high definition, movies in a split second. Researchers from Monash, Swinburne and RMIT universities have successfully tested and recorded Australia's fastest internet data speed, and that of the world, from a single optical chip.
Researchers who have investigated how the herpes simplex virus circumvents the immune system to affect the brain believe their findings can be used to develop drugs and vaccines to battle viruses like SARS-CoV2.
Searching for your symptoms online and taking action accordingly may not be a very wise move. The reason: Online symptom checkers are only accurate about a third of the time, says new research.
Over 28 million elective surgeries across the globe could be cancelled or postponed this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic., leading to patients facing a lengthy wait for their health issues to be resolved.
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) diagnostic tool that can predict whether someone is likely to have COVID-19 based on their symptoms.
While the WFH concept is necessary at this juncture, and promises to restore the work-life balance that many employees crave for, we must recognize that it comes with its own set of challenges.
As we all sincerely hope that the impact of this pandemic will weaken over the coming weeks, and that the subsequent economic fallout will not cripple us, here are 10 lessons we can learn from this pandemic.
You were probably among the thousands who searched online to potentially buy drugs like chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, recently touted as unproven cures for COVID-19 by some high-profile politicians and influencers. Was it a wise decision?