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At a time where people should feel a sense of togetherness, COVID-19 has put a damper on that. With several stay at home orders in effect, and people social distancing, many religious leaders have decided to go ahead with Easter service but from either an empty pew or the comfort of their homes. Although thisContinue reading “Easter – But Virtual”

Technology and Industry leaders have come together to start a non-profit initiative to create respirator type masks. These 3D printed makes cost approximately 2-3 dollars per unit of materials and are being distributed to the public and health care professionals at no cost. Maker Mask is also the only 3D printed mask that is reviewedContinue reading “Technology and Industry Leaders Create Non-profit Initiative to Produce Masks for COVID-19”

Local Universities in North Carolina are have been working with engineers and nurses to create 3D printed PPE to help with the worldwide shortage. Although these universities are not printing masks, instead they are printing face shields which would allow these healthcare professionals to wear masks for an extended period of time. Universities are alsoContinue reading “Local Universities help NC Hospitals with 3D Printed PPE”

Founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma pledged to donated two million protective masked across Europe in response to the Coronavirus epidemic. A cargo plane with over 500,000 masks and test kits landing today in Italy and Belgium – with more flights due to arrive in the coming days. In addition to the supplies being shipped overContinue reading “Chinese Billionaire Donates Two Million Masks for Coronavirus in Europe”

With the creation of the Space Force, the Air Force seeks to create a gender neutral force. With their first two hires being women, officials says “the new branch is making sure it is gender-neutral from the very beginning.” In addition to being organized a little differently, the Space Force is changing their working environment,Continue reading “Space Force seeks a Gender Neutral force”

The U.S. is currently in a “tech cold war” with China, as they have been using data from AI and 5G to dominate the world. China has a law allowing the Chinese Government access to data collected from companies located in China and global companies based in China. Author and columnist Gordon Chang said thatContinue reading “The U.S. Technology Cold War with China”

In today’s world, technology is advancing so rapidly. However, it is rarely to benefit people with disabilities. With a lack of representation within his own disability, Kursat Ceylan decided to create something that would help everyone. This SMART cane, also known as WeWALK, uses sensors, voice recognition and Google maps to help the visually impairedContinue reading “Visually Impaired Engineer Invents SMART Cane”

The World Health Organization (WHO) and many tech leaders from companies such as Amazon, Facebook and YouTube, met the other day to discuss strategies on how to spread the correct information about the Coronavirus after users have been misinformed on their platforms. Although many of these companies compete with each other, they found it importantContinue reading “World Health Organization and Tech Leaders meet to discuss Coronavirus misinformation”

A new technology has changed how traditional autopsies are performed. Due to different religious beliefs, autopsies are frowned upon, making it hard to determine the cause of death when it is sudden. This new X-ray technology uses low radiation to take high quality pictures to show trauma, foreign objects and other causes of death. ReadContinue reading “Digital Imaging System Provides Alternative to Traditional Autopsies”

When Elon Musk got involved with Tesla, he had no intentions of becoming CEO. In fact, he said “I really didn’t want it at all.” As CEO of SpaceX, Musk was already working 80 hours a week and didn’t want to add more to his plate. Although, he was passionate about creating a electric carContinue reading “Elon Musk Didn’t Want to be CEO of Tesla. Who Knew?”