Mass timber, an emerging construction material that can now be used in buildings up to 18 stories tall, is seen as a potential solution for decarbonizing the building industry.
Facemask Sensor Being Developed at UCSD Could Help Detect COVID-19
(KYMA, KECY/NBC News) - A team at UC San Diego School of Engineering is working to develop a sensor that would stick to your facemask and detect Covid-19 in your breath. Omari Fleming reports.
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Researchers developing face mask sticker that can detect COVID-19 in droplets
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SAN DIEGO, California (KTRK) Researchers at UC San Diego s School of Engineering are working on a potential game changer in the fight against COVID-19. Researchers are looking into a new type of test that could detect the virus on your face mask.
The test can be worn as a sticker on your mask. The sticker includes a little dye and works just like an at-home pregnancy test.
As someone wears the sticker on the mask throughout the day, it collects droplets. After a few hours, it can detect COVID-19 molecules from your breath.