Healthium maintains production for healthcare amid lockdown

Bengaluru (IANS) Leading medical devices firm Healthium Medtech is maintaining production to meet demand for healthcare amid the COVID-19 lockdown, the company said.

"Production is maintained to ensure supply of essential devices like gloves,…

Second potential COVID-19 vaccine in US starts safety test

Washington (IANS) A second US company is poised to begin safety test of a vaccine against COVID-19.

Inovio Pharmaceuticals said on Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the company's Investigational New Drug…

Facebook asks for users' data to generate COVID-19 'heat maps'

San Francisco (IANS) Facebook is asking users in the US to participate in a voluntary survey from Carnegie Mellon University to help health researchers generate new insights on how to respond to the crisis, including "heat maps" of self-reported symptoms.

Realme X2 Pro Master Edition wins Red Dot Design Award

New Delhi (IANS) Chinese smartphone manufacturer Realme on Monday announced that its X2 Pro Master Edition smartphone has won the ‘Red Dot Design Award.

Founded by German Design Council, the award is an internationally acknowledged global industrial…

Microsoft joins digital platform WalkMe to boost Dynamics 365 sales

San Francisco (IANS) Microsoft has announced a strategic partnership with leading digital adoption platform WalkMe to help increase Dynamics 365 adoption among enterprises to utilise the technology efficiently and productively.

Through this…

Xiaomi working on 144MP camera smartphone: Report

Beijing (IANS) Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is reportedly working on a new smartphone that features a whopping 144MP camera sensor.

According to media reports, Xiaomi's upcoming 144MP camera smartphone and it is likely to be named…

Govt advocates homemade face-masks for personal hygiene

New Delhi (IANS) In an advisory, the Union Health Ministry, here on Saturday, suggested use of homemade masks for the people living in densely-populated areas for protecting self as well as others in the community.

"Certain countries have claimed…

3rd SpaceX prototype spacecraft blows up during pressure test

San Francisco (IANS) A third prototype of Elon Musk-run SpaceXs next-generation rocket Starship 'SN3' broke apart during a pressure test at the companys test site in Boca Chica, Texas.

"We will see what data review says, but this may…

IIT-R develops low cost portable ventilator for covid-19 patients

New Delhi, (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee(IIT-R) has recently hit headlines after a team of researchers at the institute developed a low-cost portable ventilator that might prove useful for the survival of COVID-19 patients.
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Robotic nurses to deliver medicine, food to TN corona patients

Chennai, April 3 (IANS) Now technology proves the connection between food and medicine. From serving food at upmarket restaurants, robots are now being deployed to serve medicine to COVID-19 patients in Tamil Nadu in an attempt to reduce the infection…