Researchers working on face mask that lights up detecting Covid-19![]() May 14, 2020 - 12:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Scientists from MIT and Harvard are adjusting a tool they created for detecting the Ebola virus to identify coronavirus cases, Business Insider reports. In 2014, researchers Jim Collins' bioengineering laboratory at MIT began developing sensors that could detect the Ebola virus when it was freeze-dried onto a piece of paper. The small team of first published their research in 2016; by then, they'd tailored the technology to address the growing Zika virus threat. The team is now developing a face mask that produces a fluorescent signal when a person with the coronavirus breathes, coughs, or sneezes. If the technology proves successful, it could address flaws associated with other screening methods like temperature checks. "As we open up our transit system, you could envision it being used in airports as we go through security, as we wait to get on a plane," Collins said. "You or I could use it on the way to and from work. Hospitals could use it for patients as they come in or wait in the waiting room as a pre-screen of who's infected." Doctors could even use them to diagnose patients on the spot, without having to send samples to a laboratory. At a time when testing snafus and delays have hampered many countries' ability to control outbreaks, tools that quickly identify patients are critical. Photo: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |