MIT researcher converts shipping container to temporary intensive care unit for COVID-19 patients
For the period after the pandemic, he developed Pura Case, a kind of mobile wardrobe that disinfects clothes with ozone.
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KIT’s Ultra-fast AI system to help in fight against corona pandemic
AI has become an indispensable part of our lives and is helping to determine the future. For example in the development of self-driving cars, autonomous […]
Platelets may protect against coronavirus
Platelets appear to be indispensable in the protection of our respiratory tract against pathogens, such as the coronavirus. Until now, physicians thought they only played […]
EPO doping drug appears to ease severe cases of COVID-19
The doping drug EPO seems to ease severe corona cases. This is what researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine in Göttingen, Germany, […]
How corona is affecting the workplace of the future
For some, it is an outright disaster. While for others, it’s hard to imagine anything else. Working from home. The latter group seems to be […]
Antiviral coating on textiles destroys SARS-CoV-2 virus
The highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 virus is transmitted by droplets that are released into the environment when people speak, sneeze, or cough. When we move around […]
[Explainer] That’s why we have to be careful with corona-apps
Corona apps have the potential to contribute a lot in this time of crisis. People who were in the vicinity of a Covid-19 patient can […]
These three European countries have managed to control corona
The coronavirus has become an integral part of everyday life. In January we were surprised by the bizarre lockdown in China. Less than six months […]
Weaknesses discovered in COVID-19’s ‘armour’
Swiss scientists have identified the sites on the ‘armour’ of SARS-CoV-2 that are most often targeted by antibodies. The University of Geneva (UNIGE) announced last […]
Higher temperatures prolong the lifespan of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
Conventional viruses spread most effectively at colder temperatures. Like the flu virus. This strikes every year in winter and costs the lives of as many […]
Follow-up: is our mobility changing because of corona?
In the weekly ‘follow-up’ section we present a sequel to last week’s best-read article here on Innovation Origins. This week centers on Jan Wouters’ column […]
Four European countries who deeply regret their corona policies
The coronavirus is now an inescapable part of everyday life. Last January we were taken aback by the bizarre lockdown in China. And less than […]
Coronavirus pandemic is causing a boom in anti-virus products
2020 will be a very good year for Resysten. This Hungarian startup sells only one product – the protective coating
Business is booming for antiviral products due to corona crisis
2020 will be a very good year for Resysten. This Hungarian start-up sells only one product – a protective coating. It has been gaining customers […]
“Dangerous” UV-C light can inactivate the coronavirus, a study by Signify and Boston University claims
Certain doses of UV-C light can almost completely kill COVID-19. Global lighting company Signify and the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) at Boston University […]
Malaria drug Hydroxychloroquine appears to block ‘trained immunity’ – which undermines its use for corona
Researchers at the Radboudumc have discovered an until now, unknown effect of hydroxychloroquine. It inhibits the action of a certain type of white blood cell, […]
Curevac is the 2nd German company permitted to test corona vaccine on humans
Biotech company Curevac from Tübingen is the second German company and the eleventh worldwide to be given the green light for a clinical trial with […]
New innovations in the making for better mouth masks
In some countries, there is still a lot of resistance against wearing mouth masks. Nevertheless, it does appear to have an effect in the fight […]
Psychological consequences of the lockdown may be much more severe than thought
The impact of the measures taken to combat the coronary pandemic is noticeable. The number of infections could be kept under control and only in […]
The potato – and four other ideas – as a potential brake on the effects of the coronavirus
In addition to raw materials for adhesives, coatings, and healthy food, can a potato also provide ingredients against the effects of infection with the coronavirus? […]