Technology
The Heady, Intricate Beauty of Watching Whiskey Evaporate
When American whiskey evaporates, it leaves behind webs, or fingerprints of sorts, that could help sleuths identify counterfeit swill.
How to See the World's Reflection From a Bag of Chips
Computer scientists reconstructed the image of a whole room using the reflection from a snack package. It's useful for AR/VR research—and...
The Ibuprofen Debate Reveals the Danger of Covid-19 Rumors
An online furor over whether it’s safe to use the fever reducer reveals how people are sharing incomplete—and sometimes bad—information.
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Engineers Made a DIY Face Shield. Now, It's Helping Doctors
After a hospital put out a call for protective gear, three friends developed a product in a few days. Their design is now being manufactured...
The Covid-19 Pandemic Is a Crisis That Robots Were Built...
Robots can help doctors distance from patients, and help those in isolation cope. But getting the machines into hospitals is fraught...
Researchers Push For Mass Blood Tests as a Covid-19 Strategy
While it might seem wasteful to test the seemingly-healthy, tracking antibodies could show how widely the virus has spread—and who...
What Coronavirus Isolation Could Do to Your Mind (and Body)
Social distancing can lead to adverse psychological and physiological effects. But there are things you can do to maintain your overall...
Doctors Are Pooling Data to Help Understand Covid-19
They've created registries of people with chronic diseases who also have the new coronavirus, in order to track symptoms and find...
Blood From Covid-19 Survivors May Point the Way to a Cure
A 100-year-old way to beat disease could help researchers figure out how to harness the antibodies from earlier patients to help the...
Covid-19 Poses a Heightened Threat in Jails and Prisons
An outbreak could seriously harm staff, the incarcerated, and the surrounding community. Releasing inmates could help—if they have...
