Tag: COVID-19
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Repurposed industrial respirator could free ventilators for COVID-19 patients
University of Michigan researchers have developed a helmet solution to support patients, protect health care workers and safeguard hospital systems.
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Live public street cams are tracking social distancing
Virtually visit (what should be) desolate intersections around the world during COVID-19.
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Could a smartwatch identify an infection before you start spreading it?
A wrist-worn device detected disrupted sleep 24 hours before study participants began shedding flu viruses.
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Engineers work to disinfect N95 masks for medical personnel
Virus removal approaches, mask resilience and mask fit are all being tested.
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Lockdown for space agencies put research projects in limbo
University of Michigan researchers’ work on NASA and European Space Agency projects that have been altered by COVID-19.
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Guidance on decontaminating face masks: U-M researchers contribute to national effort
Collaborative website launched while U-M researchers continue advanced testing.
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For necessary eye exams, a new breath shield protects patients and doctors
Close proximity eye exams will need to continue during lockdown, calling for increased safety.
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Logistics during COVID-19: Researcher creates an operations model cheat sheet
A University of Michigan engineering researcher has pulled together a cheat sheet.
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Grad students coping under COVID-19
Through vlogs, students share their frustrations and the silver linings they’ve found while self-isolating.
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A sewage surveillance effort to track COVID-19
We don’t know much about how coronaviruses move through the environment. U-M and Stanford engineers aim to change that.
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Medical supply chains are fragile in the best of times and COVID-19 will test their strength
The pipeline of pharmaceuticals is easily disrupted.
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Scenes from campus
Life on North Campus changes abruptly with COVID-19.