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Privacy-Enhanced Contact Tracing App in the Works

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A mobile app for Covid-19 contact tracing, designed to protect the user’s personal privacy, is being developed by two university engineering labs. . . . → Read More: Privacy-Enhanced Contact Tracing App in the Works

Home Eye Pressure Gauge in the Works

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An easy-to-use device for measuring intraocular pressure responsible for glaucoma is in development by University of Pittsburgh biomedical engineers. . . . → Read More: Home Eye Pressure Gauge in the Works

Small Biz Grant Funds Covid-19 Disinfectant Spray

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A Florida start-up company is developing a fast-acting disinfectant spray that dries on contact, yet still kills Covid-19 viruses on surfaces. . . . → Read More: Small Biz Grant Funds Covid-19 Disinfectant Spray

A.I. Employed for Local Covid-19 Prediction Models

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Computer scientists in California are writing deep learning algorithms that generate forecasts for Covid-19 infections in local communities. . . . → Read More: A.I. Employed for Local Covid-19 Prediction Models

HBCUs Still Putting Blacks in STEM

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HBCUs still hand out more bachelor’s degrees in STEM fields to Blacks than traditionally white institutions, but no longer produce the rates of STEM bachelors they once did. . . . → Read More: HBCUs Still Putting Blacks in STEM

Single Sensor to Detect Covid-19, Flu in Works

A university engineering team is developing an electronic sensor to quickly detect and distinguish between Covid-19 and influenza viruses. . . . → Read More: Single Sensor to Detect Covid-19, Flu in Works

Non-Invasive Fetal Oxygen Monitor Designed

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A university engineering lab created a device that safely monitors a fetus’s blood oxygen levels from outside the mother’s abdomen, which could reduce the rate of cesarean sections. . . . → Read More: Non-Invasive Fetal Oxygen Monitor Designed

Weak Covid-19 App Privacy Found, Risk Software in Works

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An analysis of mobile apps tracking Covid-19 cases and symptoms finds most lack basic privacy protections, despite collecting personal identifying information. . . . → Read More: Weak Covid-19 App Privacy Found, Risk Software in Works

Large-Scale Antibody Screening Device in Development

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A system to quickly screen for human antibodies that neutralize SARS-CoV-2 or other infectious viruses is being developed at Texas A&M University. . . . → Read More: Large-Scale Antibody Screening Device in Development

Labs Creating Mask Electronic Sterilization Process

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Researchers from academic engineering and biology labs designed an electronic process for sterilizing N95 respirator face masks enabling their safe reuse. . . . → Read More: Labs Creating Mask Electronic Sterilization Process