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Nike's PPE Face Shield to Help Frontline Healthcare Workers Amid Coronavirus 

Nike’s PPE Face Shield to Help Frontline Healthcare Workers in COVID-19 Crisis

Nike’s innovation, manufacturing and product teams have been working closely with health professionals at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) out of repurposed materials for footwear and apparel. The sportswear giant is directing its resources to create full-face shields

Apr 14, 2020 by Priya Chauhan in Health
Researchers developed a bacterial enzyme to recycle plastic bottles in hours

Scientists Create Mutant Bacterial Enzyme to Recycle Plastic Bottles Within Hours

Researchers have created a mutant bacterial enzyme to recycle plastic bottles within hours. The enzyme, initially discovered in a compost heap of leaves, reduced the bottles to chemical building blocks that were then used to make high-quality new bottles. Prevailing recycling technologies usually produce plastic

Apr 13, 2020 by Priya Chauhan in Recycling
Scientific Methods to Rebuild Marine Life Amid Rising Temperatures

Scientific Methods to Resuscitate Marine Life Amid Rising Temperatures

In a race against time, scientists are working hard towards the regeneration of ocean life and preventing it from perishing amid the global warming and changing climatic crisis. As per the Sustainable Development Goal 14 of the United Nations, researchers have put together a 30-year

Apr 10, 2020 by Priya Chauhan in Environment
Depletion and Recovery of Ozone Layer Throughout the Time

From Depletion to Gradual Repair, Ozone Layer on Track for Recovery!

Over the decades, increasing global temperature has damaged the ozone layer that protects the earth from the ultraviolet radiation of the sun. Ultraviolet radiation damages living cells by mutating their DNA, and can also cause the proteins that give cells their structure to unravel and

Apr 09, 2020 by Priya Chauhan in Environment
Yamuna River water clean during coronavirus lockdown - Before After Images

Frothy River Yamuna Now Looks Much Cleaner, but for How Long?

Human activities and irresponsible disposal of industrial waste have resulted in the sad plight of the Yamuna River in the last decade or so. The toxins in the river affect marine life and inhabitants living on the shores beyond comprehension as people have accepted this

Apr 07, 2020 by Gaurav Sood in Environment
Tiger at Bronx Zoo in New York City Tests Positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus

Tiger at Bronx Zoo in New York City Tests Positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has almost reached every corner of the globe, affecting and infecting humans and animals alike. It has infected over 1,275,800 people with over 69,500 dead. In the recent light of events, a tiger has tested positive for coronavirus at the Bronx Zoo

Apr 06, 2020 by Priya Chauhan in Nature & Wildlife
View of Dhauladhar Mountains from Jalhandhar - Punjab_1

Elated Jalandhar Residents Catch Glimpse of Snow-Clad Dhauladhar Mountain Range

A sight that has been masked by the particulates of air pollution, became visible to the delight of Jalandhar residents. Call it irony or the sheer consequence of human activities, the mighty Dhauladhar range was no longer visible from the city since ages. As some

Apr 04, 2020 by Gaurav Sood in Environment
Climate Change Is Affecting Anatomy and Migration Patterns of Nightingale Bird

Climate Change Is Affecting Anatomy and Migration Patterns of Nightingale Bird

The Common Nightingale, known for its beautiful song, breeds in Europe and parts of Asia and migrates to sub-Saharan Africa every winter. According to a new study, the natural selection driven by climate change is causing these beautiful birds to evolve shorter wings, which might

Apr 04, 2020 by Priya Chauhan in Environment
Study Measures Size of Ocean Plastic Marine Animals Can Consume

Researchers Reveal Link Between Size of Ocean Plastic and its Consumption by Marine Animals

Plastic pollution has plagued the whole planet, earth and water alike. Thousands of tons of plastic end up in oceans every year and threatens the lives of marine species. We do know that ocean plastic affects aquatic animals, however, how deeply it affects them is

Apr 03, 2020 by Priya Chauhan in Animals
MIT Invents E-Vent, An Inexpensive Open Source Ventilator for Coronavirus Treatment

MIT Invents E-Vent, An Inexpensive Open Source Ventilator for Coronavirus Treatment

Given the pressing shortage of ventilators in hospitals during the COVID-19 emergency, a team from MIT has designed an efficient and inexpensive open source ventilator for coronavirus patients. A rapidly gathered volunteer team of engineers, physicians, computer scientists, and others (all centered at MIT) is

Apr 02, 2020 by Priya Chauhan in News
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