SALT LAKE CITY A University of Utah electrical and computer engineering professor has been named a finalist for prize money in an international competition to develop innovations in rapid testing for COVID-19.
Massood Tabib-Azar s rapid test is a small electronic device that can detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 through a user s breath or a drop of saliva and delivers results in less than a minute.
Tabib-Azar is one of 10 finalists in the Open Innovation Track for the XPRIZE Rapid COVID Testing competition. The rapid testing contest has a track for tests that utilize PCR, antigen detection and other traditional methods, while the Open Innovation Track is for nontraditional tests whose approaches demonstrated high potential for impactful screening solutions, the XPRIZE website says.
THE INTERNET From at-home COVID-19 tests to a variety of tech-infused face masks, the coronavirus pandemic has changed the landscape of this year s Consumer Electronics Conference.
CES, one of the biggest tech events of the year, would typically draw thousands to Las Vegas, but the pandemic forced operations online with its first 100% virtual conference hosted this week.
The pandemic not only changed the way the conference was run, but it also influenced exhibitors to create and showcase tech created to handle the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here s a look at a few of the products designed with the pandemic in mind this year at CES 2021.
For over 50 years, attendees of the Consumers Electronics Show have received sneak peeks at some of the latest and greatest new gadgets in the technology sector. Now known as CES, this year’s event will take place completely virtually.
Here is a look at some of the public companies taking. Read More.