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Experimental coronavirus treatment that pumps oxygen into the blood of patients on ventilators improves their survival rates three-fold, early data suggests Early research out of Japan showed success in doctors using ECMO machines to treat coronavirus patients aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship The machines pump and oxygenate a patient’s blood outside the body, which … Read more
Cadbury workers use chocolate sculpture machines to make thousands of visors for NHS medics treating coronavirus patients Bournville, the home of Cadbury in the West Midlands, will cater for the task 3D printing technology, the same which sculpts the chocolate, will be used Historically, Cadbury’s factory stepped in to make gas masks during the war … Read more
First I swabbed the back of my throat then – with the same stick – both nostrils, before placing the sample into a small glass tube. This was submitted to a device the size and shape of a domestic coffee machine. Just 90 minutes later the result: a tab showing a single horizontal grey line. … Read more
New York is converting anesthesia machines to ventilators for coronavirus patients in an attempt to make up for the impending shortage of the life-saving devices, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday. The state has become the the epicenter of the US epidemic of COVID-19, with more than 37,258 people who have tested positive for the virus. … Read more
The Army is seizing testing machines from university labs as ministers race to carry out urgent coronavirus checks on NHS staff. Soldiers from the Army’s 101 Logistic Brigade have also dropped off medical masks at St Thomas’ Hospital in London following warnings that doctors feel like ‘lambs to the slaughter’ due to the lack of proper protection. … Read more
Hole-in-the wall thieves use huge digger to rip two cash machines from wall in midnight ram-raid on Tesco Extra store Three ATMs were cracked open by the machine during the raid last night Tesco’s Extra store in Dover, Kent, was targeted by thieves in the attack Kent Police said two vehicles were damaged and no … Read more
Super-robots to tackle the chores: Machines 15 times stronger than humans will ‘start appearing in homes by 2030 costing £25,000 each’ Researchers think robots and drones will do 90 per cent of chores in the 2030s They say that tiny drones will be used even for things like picking up socks Report claims robots 15 … Read more
A fire allegedly set by an armed commando group seeking the removal of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro destroyed most of the South American nation’s voting machines that were kept at the election council’s main warehouse. The government-backed National Electoral Council reported that Saturday’s blaze obliterated 49,323 voting machines at the facility in the capital, Caracas. The fire … Read more
Free-to-use cash machines could disappear across UK within two years unless Government steps in and forces banks to maintain them, consumer group Which? warns Free-to-use cash machines face disappearing within two years, it is claimed Estimated 9,500 free ATMs were removed or introduced charges since 2018 Banks are pushing people to switch from cash to … Read more
The finalists of a Boeing-backed competition to design a passenger-carrying flying machine of the future are getting ready to exhibit their entries after years in development. The ‘GoFly’ competition is comprised of 850 teams from 130 countries competition to create the ultimate personal flying machine. Competitors were tasked with creating a flying device that’s safe, … Read more