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Middlesex University London alumnus Darren Lewis responds to Covid challenge with simple ventilator “invaluable” in crises and in healthcare systems with limited equipment.
A group of global volunteers are currently developing UVisor, a low-cost helmet with a UV chamber and fan unit that is designed to be a better alternative to protective equipment options currently on the market.
COVID-19 caused many schools to shut down. Consequently, students now lack access to hands-on learning. MARLEy tries to solve this problem through an Augmented Reality (AR) environment that allows for interactive learning.
A face mask may appear to just be a humble piece of fabric, but it has the potential to completely change the course of the pandemic that we are currently facing. However, the right masks must be worn, and worn correctly, in order for them to achieve maximum efficacy.
In March 2020, RespiraWorks was founded as a response to the onset of COVID-19. Since then, RespiraWorks has grown into a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with over 200 volunteers across the globe. In the past several months, the team has reached multiple milestones while continuing to move towards a fully-functional Reference Design.
COVID-19 resulted in an outpouring of volunteer groups looking to design open-source ventilators. VentOS volunteers seek to support these groups. Their mission is to create an embedded operating system that will enable groups to develop safe and effective ventilators for diverse medical settings.
Due to the unfortunate slow time to receive medication, Naman Pushp decided to make a difference by creating a drone delivery system that would ship medication more quickly.
A group of global volunteers are currently prototyping Tetra, a Four-Way Ventilator Splitter. This new splitter is intended to maximize the capacity of a single machine as a last resort solution for under-resourced hospitals by potentially allowing for the treatment of two to four patients at once from a single ventilator.
