Coronavirus
🦠 Three COVID-19 vaccines ready for last stage of testing
As the pandemic keeps spreading around the globe companies and academic labs are racing to develop a vaccine that would help societies get back to normal. The pace at which these vaccines are developed is unprecedented in history.The federal government plans to fund...
🐕 The Boston Dynamics puppy has been given a job in a hospital
Hospitals want to reduce the risk of staff being infected by COVID-19. The Robot Spot contributes to this. Thanks to him, healthcare personnel do not have to be in the same room as patients when it is to be decided if there is an infection.Brigham and Women’s...
🦾 Delivery robots are making it easier to do contact-free deliveries amidst social distancing
Fairfax, Virginia is the latest city to partner with Starship Technologies, a company that makes small delivery robots and now operates a fleet of 20 in Fairfax, making deliveries from restaurants to anyone within a small radius, and bringing groceries to the elderly...
👨🏼🔬 To crack future pandemics, crack the mystery of aging
Is it possible to crack the riddle of aging? Can we slow down the biological processes that cause our bodies to break down and be destroyed? Can we even stop them completely, or rejuvenate ourselves?These are questions that a relatively young and unknown field in...
