“I, coronavirus vaccine volunteer.” The reason for the choice
To stop the coronavirus you need a vaccine and volunteers willing to receive it to test it. The MIT magazine interviewed one. Here is his story.
To stop the coronavirus you need a vaccine and volunteers willing to receive it to test it. The MIT magazine interviewed one. Here is his story.
The global responses to coronavirus are very different in intensity and compression of personal freedoms. How much does it take to overcome the crisis?
While many labs are stopped or focused on the coronavirus, not everything is closed. Here are some short scientific news from a world that wants to move forward.
Just a week ago, improvements in this field allowed the development of a test for the coronavirus that took "only" 45 minutes. Today the time is reduced to 5 minutes with ID NOW.
Clearing the cellular age of cells derived from a supercentenary is a significant step towards understanding the mechanisms of extreme longevity and disease resistance.
The pandemic shows market vulnerabilities that nobody knew existed: the most illustrious victim of the coronavirus could be globalization.
This is the question of the century: when will we return to normal? Here are all the scenarios (and sub-scenarios) of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Here is a list of positive changes that this tremendous coronavirus emergency could bring to the world in addition to the pain of these days.
The component allows the use of one respirator or multiple respirators in order to treat up to 4 patients each.
An MIT team works on the rapid implementation of an open source, low cost respirator, which can make a difference against the coronavirus.
A smaller exoskeleton adapted to the ankle makes running quick and easy: it can be a new means of transport, and an aid to walking.
A recent research and one from 2015 together complete a picture and dispel the myth of the latest detractors: the electric car is always better for the environment, even when loaded with energy from traditional sources.
In the space of a few weeks, science has learned a lot about COVID-19 and the virus that causes it: SARS-CoV-2. The number of scientific articles on the coronavirus is increasing dramatically, but there are still gray areas about its origins.
What if the world after coronavirus was never the same again? To be desperately optimistic: what if it could be better than before? Madness? Who knows.
The low mortality in Germany is an increasing cause for curiosity and amazement among experts. Coronavirus causes many infections but few deaths. The reasons are many.
The deputy minister talks in connection with the hard moments of his coronavirus infection. Loss of smell (and more) is not uncommon. And sometimes not even reversible.
Profusa Lumee, a biosensor capable of detecting changes in the body due to infection, can report infection for up to 3 weeks before seeing its symptoms.
They have done honor in two thousand Chinese hospitals, helping to break down and control the coronavirus: UVD disinfectant robots could also help here.
Earth, the solar system, the entire Milky Way and thousands of other nearby galaxies would be in a vast "bubble" 250 million light years in diameter.
It is not easy to assess the economic impact of a disaster like that of the coronavirus, but it serves to better target support. The parameter of the collapse of energy demand can help.
A profoundly different world awaits us, in part we already know it. Life after the coronavirus will resemble the dream of cyberspace in the 90s.