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Coronavirus and Intellectual Property Law
So what can these outbreaks tell us about intellectual property trends resulting from the current coronavirus pandemic?
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VitalScout, the sensor that monitors the stress of nurses and doctors
New wearable device keeps track of heart and respiratory parameters and alerts staff when they reach a high stress threshold Health workers are among the classes most prone to stress at work. Their commitment was also of paramount importance during the pandemic period. A new study, led by Prof.…
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
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Easy-to-build portable ventilator for COVID-19 patients: Concept and challenges
So many enthusiastic engineers who want to help out are volunteering their expertise to develop a low-cost ventilator that any manufacturing facility could adapt to build
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The Union of Arab Academics: a new device for that could help people affected by covid
An engineers of TUOAA has designed a CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) device that could help the 19 patients breathe more easily.
Letizia Giugliano
Life
Impact Investment: Sustainable Development Objective (SDGs) after Covid
A strong focus on SDGs can be the signal to tackle the pandemic with technology impact investments.
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Parabolic Bifacial solar panel with the cooling system
The double-sided photovoltaic panel can potentially decrease the cost of electricity generated, because this type of solar cell can convert incident sunlight into electricity on both sides of the cell.
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PICO: A garden in your palm. Growing is fun again!
Pico is an high-tech “home garden” that allows you to grow various types of plants in a very small space: a system of led lamps simulates sunlight
Giovanni Sapere
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Pura-Case: the ozone garment carrier that eliminates viruses from fabrics
The design studio Carlo Ratti presented Pura-Case, an intelligent garment carrier that sanitizes clothes thanks to an ozone treatment.
Giovanni Sapere
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Wind, waves and sun: the first floating platform for renewable energy
The technology developed by SINN combines three solutions in one, providing the world’s first platform that produces renewable energy using the sun, wind and wave motion simultaneously The world is increasingly pushing for alternative energy solutions. The main sources are sunlight, wind currents…
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
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Wooden wind turbines, the evolution of renewable energy
A Swedish company is the Ikea of wind and produces modular wooden turbines that are environmentally friendly and easier to transport than metal blades Innovation consists not only on discovering new materials, but also reinventing and rediscovering materials known since the dawn of civilization.…
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
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3D floating houses can be built in 48 hours
The new design, proposed by a company in the Czech Republic, makes it possible to build 3D printed houses drastically reducing time and halving production costs The evolution of 3D printing is rapidly accelerating, finding application in several fields. These include construction. 3D printing of…
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
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New technique fills and repairs the discs between the vertebrae
The procedure uses a new material and is a definitive and more effective treatment for the herniated discs’ wounds Medical research is always full of innovations. Researchers are endlessly developing new techniques and materials for all types of diseases. Today we will talk about a debilitating and…
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
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Covid-19, aren’t there magic masks, or are there?
It is now clear that to protect us from Covid-19 infection it is important to pay attention to small everyday gestures. Always wear a mask and gloves. Since it is not clear how much longer we should do this, Stephanie Hook has thought about making the mask a pleasant accessory to wear. Owner of the
Letizia Giugliano
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A cannabis derivative could cure or prevent Covid-19
A new study shows how cannabidiol could reduce the activity of key proteins used by the new coronavirus to enter in human cells The medical marijuana research strand has developed very fast recently. Several cannabinoids in recent years have proven to be active in some specific clinical settings by…
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
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Silver 2: the robot crab that will clean up the sea from the plastic
Silver 2 is a “crab robot” that removes plastic from the sea: it was born from the partnership between the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa and the Anton Dohrn Station in Naples.
Giovanni Sapere
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First antibodies confirmed in patients cured by COVID-19
The great news comes from a Chinese study that confirms the presence of specific antibodies against the new coronavirus weeks after the appearance of symptoms A bright light of hope during the emergency caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A Chinese study, published in nature medicine, shown for the…
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
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The shopping carts have never been so clean. Here are the devices for their sanitization
Here are some useful devices for the sanitization of shopping trolleys
Letizia Giugliano
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Glassafe and Janus, two ideas for air travel in the days of the coronavirus
The company specialized in aircraft interiors and seats proposed two solutions to be able to return to fly safely and contrast coronavirus infection The pandemic caused by the new coronavirus will change several aspects of our daily lives. Fighting the contagion will be a challenge especially in…
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca