Engineering
Mosquito-transmitted diseases such as malaria, dengue and yellow fever are responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). A new low-cost imaging system could ...
Apr 16, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Fast containment is key to halting the progression of pandemics, and rapid determination of a diagnosed patient's locations and contact history is a vital step for communities and cities. This process is labor-intensive, ...
Apr 13, 2020
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Internet
There is no tragedy serious enough that creeps somewhere around the world won't take advantage of. The cybersecurity organization Bitdefender reported this week that phishing scams preying on people's fears about coronavirus ...
Security
Hundreds of US municipalities, schools and health organizations have been hit by ransomware in 2019, leading to massive service disruptions, researchers said Tuesday.
Oct 1, 2019
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Hardware
A new standard for braille displays has come on the scene, and it is backed by the giants in tech.
Engineering
(Tech Xplore)—WeRobotics have a drone plan to drop sterilized male mosquitos, in an experiment focused on bringing down the mosquito population and in turn reducing the numbers of people who die from diseases they carry.
Hi Tech & Innovation
An inflatable baby incubator has won the $45,000 James Dyson award. The inventor said it can match the performance of systems at far higher prices. This is a prototype, designed as an inflatable incubator, called MOM, for ...
Consumer & Gadgets
During the COVID pandemic, social media platforms were swarmed by far-right and anti-vaccination communities that spread dangerous conspiracy theories.
Mar 23, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
Among the more than 3,500 booths at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, only a few focus exclusively on women's health, including a cervical cancer screening device and a wristband to anticipate hot flushes.
Jan 12, 2024
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Security
The fundraising software company Blackbaud agreed Thursday to pay $49.5 million to settle claims brought by the attorneys general of all 50 states related to a 2020 data breach that exposed sensitive information from 13,000 ...
Oct 5, 2023
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