Engineering

PPE can be recycled to make stronger concrete

Engineers at RMIT University have developed a method to use disposable personal protective equipment (PPE) to make concrete stronger, providing an innovative way to significantly reduce pandemic-generated waste.

Electronics & Semiconductors

Researchers breathe life into sensors with versatile gas masks

With the onset of the Internet of Things (IoT) era, devices have learned to communicate and exchange data. This is achieved through sensors installed in physical objects, machines, and equipment. The sensors can detect changes ...

Energy & Green Tech

Tons of used face masks to be turned into energy

Researchers from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" (NUST MISIS), along with colleagues from the U.S. and Mexico, have developed a new technology for producing cost-effective batteries from medical ...

Business

Uber resumes shared rides in US

Ride-hailing giant Uber has resumed its ride-sharing service in the United States, a top executive announced Tuesday, offering customers in Miami a feature that was stopped last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mask

A mask is an article normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance or entertainment. Masks have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and practical purposes. They are usually worn on the face, although they may also be positioned for effect elsewhere on the wearer's body, so in parts of Australia giant totem masks cover the body, whilst Inuit women use finger masks during storytelling and dancing.

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