6 amazing African innovations against COVID-19: A cure from physics?

The outbreak of the pandemic in Africa has spurred some interesting innovations in the fight against its spread. From rapid diagnosis to a possible cure, here are some interesting developments from around the continent.

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Major US Industrial Services OEM Celebrates 15 years of Wanner Hydra-Cell® Pumps Without a Single Breakdown

A major US industrial services supplier, operating in some of the harshest environments on the planet, is celebrating 15 years of Wanner pumps without a single breakdown.

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Innovative Capacitive Sensors for Liquid Measurement

With over 40 years of experience from over a million successfully solved applications in the bulk solids sector, UWT has in recent years expanded into liquid measurement management with new innovative product lines. With the addition of the new liquid measurement sensors UWT is now able to offer complete solutions for wet and dry level management.

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Former Binance Labs director, Yele Bademosi launches ‘Bundle’, to unify traditional fintech and open finance

Launching officially today, Bundle will create a world where traditional fintech and open finance co-exist in parallel through the power of blockchain technology

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Microplastics show up in Antarctic sea ice for the first time

Understanding the extent of plastic pollution is incredibly difficult. Scientists have again found evidence of small particles in the most remote of places, discovering microplastics lodged in cores of Antarctic sea ice for the first time.

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S1 Smart Lock unlocks through fingerprints, NFC, passcodes or app

A new startup called Yeeuu Tech has thrown eight different unlocking methods into one device. The S1 Smart Lock can be unlocked through passcodes, NFC, an app, fingerprints, or Bluetooth, among others, and can be fitted into most existing locks.

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FDA expedites approval of two new breast cancer treatments

The FDA has approved two new kinds of breast cancer treatments, one targeting HER2-positive cancers and a second for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. The approval for both treatments was expedited due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Flipping a protein switch could help hearts heal after an attack

The human heart lacks the ability to replenish cells. But now, researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern have uncovered a suite of proteins in mice that could be switched off to induce heart cells to begin replicating again temporarily.

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Scientists compile the first comprehensive geological map of the Moon

Drawing on data from satellites and Apollo-era missions, scientists at the US Geological Survey (USGS), NASA and the Lunar Planetary Institute have pieced together what they say is the first comprehensive geological map of the Moon.

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