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Alex Frost and Tyler Mantel, both entrepreneurs with startups in MassRobotics in Boston, co-founded a non-profit called 'The Ventilator Project'. They quickly recruited a team of over 15 engineers to rapidly prototype a low-cost ventilator for global distribution.
Read MoreThe new dashboard pinpoints how many days until hospitals in different regions of the US reach ‘capacity failure’. For example, it indicates, on 2nd April: Portland, Oregon: 18 days ; Los Angeles: 14 days.
Read MoreThe contactless platform aims to make physical contact for deliveries redundant as collecting signatures can further spread COVID. The app allows users to scan a shipping label on their package and provides a digital signature as proof-of-receipt.
Read MoreTo connect with the communities in Burlington County the police departments are holding Xbox live tournaments, buying hundreds of pizzas to deliver to the community’s children in need and much more.
Read MoreGlobal automotive giant Mercedes-Benz joins the world's biggest brands such as McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Volkswagen, Audi and Nike in promoting social distancing through new logos.
Read MoreThe cancellation of an opportunity to market cattle stock influenced Graham and Lynn Pluess to turn to social media with live video viewings of their cattle in order to continue selling them to customers across the region and beyond.
Read MoreA group of historians, public health officials, and students have created a digital archive named the Coronavirus Chronicles. The website invites people from across the globe to write about their day-to-day life, submit poems, and upload photos or videos.
Read MoreFilaindiana.it shows users how crowded supermarkets are in different areas, this allows them to make a more informed decision on when to shop safely.
Read MoreShift suggests that implementing micro-markets that operate on a hyper local scale during COVID could enable fresh food to continue being delivered to the city's inhabitants. The hyper-local nature limits the amount of traffic and reduces the pressure on supermarkets.
Read MoreAshley Lawrence created masks with a plastic window so that the mouth is visible for speech and lip-reading. This alteration makes the masks suitable for people with cochlear implants and hearing aids.
Read MoreThe owner of the business, Bobbi Barton, adjusted her 3D printing machine to manufacture headbands for protective face shields worn by doctors and nurses instead of the cookie cutters that it normally makes. The shields are donated and shipped to Newton Medical Center.
Read MoreThe company developed a documentary called ‘The Birders’ which tells the story of a birdwatching road trip. If the documentary is watched alongside the species-spying checklist created by the company then participants are able to play along and try their best to identify more than 100 Colombian bird species from home.
Read MoreOpposite Office founder Benedikt Hartl wrote an open letter to the German minister of health, Jens Spahn, proposing the idea to temporarily convert the unopened, 220,000-square-metre airport, turning it into a ‘superhospital’ to treat COVID patients.
Read MoreToo Good To Go CEO, Mette Lykke, launched “We Care” this week a non-profit initiative that makes the platform available to all food businesses looking to provide takeaway services during COVID.
Read MoreThe increase of searches for ‘working from home,’ ‘freezer meals,’ or ‘indoor activities with kids’ over the past two weeks in the US has encouraged the company to showcase inspiration from popular categories such as self-care tips and kid-friendly baking daily.
Read MoreThe IT tech company ICIT provided the shop with an intelligent camera that follows how many people enter and leave the shop. If there are too many people inside, a red traffic light signals other people to wait outside.
Read MoreLoganair has announced that it is working with the Scottish Ambulance Service. The company has converted one of its Twin Otter aircrafts enabling it to carry COVID-infected patients in Epishuttle isolation pods to support the NHS during this time of crisis.
Read MoreThe club is asking fans to join in on making donations that will provide meals to frontline caregivers as well as relief for their personal costs.
Read MoreThe closure of cinemas has prompted the studios to utilise streaming services. Disney released Frozen 2 as a surprise on its streaming service Disney+. Onward was made available for purchase via on-demand services for USD 19.99 and it will be added to Disney+ this month.
Read MoreThe world’s largest furniture manufacturer, Ikea, is using its vast supply chain to produce masks, hand sanitiser, visors, and aprons to help medical workers.
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