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A tool that can be attached to e-cigarettes to track vaping habits could help scientists develop ways to tackle different forms of addiction. Experts from Cornell Tech created an ‘unobtrusive’ monitor that can track when people vape, how deeply they inhale and how much nicotine they consume. It works across all types of e-cigarettes and … Read more
A new DNA-testing kit that pairs up with a smartphone could be used to diagnose COVID-19 in less than two hours, scientists say. ‘POCKET’ (point of care kit for the entire test) identifies changes in DNA that signal disease in real time from samples of blood, urine or saliva. It contains two components – a … Read more
Judge orders woman in her 20s with learning disabilities who has given birth to several children to be fitted with contraceptive device against her will Unnamed woman has had children taken from her care but is pregnant again Her physical health problems could make further pregnancies a risk to her Justice Gwynneth Knowles ordered device … Read more
Astrophysicist is taken to hospital with four MAGNETS stuck up his nose after trying to invent a coronavirus device that stops people touching their faces Dr Daniel Reardon rushed to hospital after bizarre mishap while self-isolating Astrophysicist was experimenting with magnets when four got stuck in nostrils Made problem worse by trying to pull magnets … Read more
Mercedes F1 and University College London engineers develop new coronavirus breathing device that means patients do not need intensive care beds – and they could be in hospitals within DAYS ‘Continuous positive airway pressure’ device took just four days to produce It will help patients breathe without having to sedate them and take them to ICU … Read more
An Infectious Diseases and Immunology specialist has revealed that it’s not just your hands, fruit and vegetables and rings that you need to be careful with when it comes to COVID-19, but also your mobile phone. Professor Nigel McMillan, from Griffith University, specialises in infectious diseases and the risk of transmission, as well as how … Read more
JUUL has been called ‘highly addictive’, but the firm may be developing a new product that helps users kick the habit once and for all. The San Francisco company filed a patent that describes an artificial intelligence powered product that delivers fewer nicotine amounts to the user by learning their smoking habits over time. The … Read more
The jury was shown shrapnel from the deadly Manchester Arena bombing and CCTV chilling CCTV just 19 seconds before Salman Abedi detonated the homemade device on his back and murdered 22 people. The forensic investigators recovered 1,675 nyloc nuts, 156 flanged nuts, 663 plain nuts and 11 fragments from the deceased, survivors, and crime scene. … Read more
Hacker creates a $9,000 ‘keyless repeater’ device that can wirelessly unlock any luxury car by creating an extended bridge connection to the owner’s fob without their knowledge A pseudonymous hacker named ‘EvanConnect’ is selling a car hacking tool Called a keyless repeater, it amplifies the low frequency signal from the car that allows it to communicate … Read more
A breakthrough device is allowing NHS surgeons to mend failing heart valves with a series of tiny stitches inserted while the heart still beats – saving the lives of people deemed too frail for open-heart surgery. At present, sick patients can be denied the standard valve-repair operation because it requires a heart bypass – when … Read more