Environment & Health News from fossBytes Technology Simplified Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:39:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.4 https://fossbytes.wiki/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-FOSSBYTES-FAVICON--32x32.png Environment & Health News from fossBytes 32 32 MIT Develops A “Cough Test” For COVID-19 Diagnosis https://fossbytes.wiki/mit-cough-test-covid-19-diagnosis/ https://fossbytes.wiki/mit-cough-test-covid-19-diagnosis/#respond Thu, 05 Nov 2020 09:31:31 +0000 https://fossbytes.wiki/?p=190535 If anything can help us tackle the spread of a novel virus head-on, it is technology...

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]]> https://fossbytes.wiki/mit-cough-test-covid-19-diagnosis/feed/ 0 Trial By Fire: UK Plans To Infect Volunteers For Testing COVID-19 Vaccine https://fossbytes.wiki/covid-19-vaccine-trial-uk/ https://fossbytes.wiki/covid-19-vaccine-trial-uk/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2020 11:56:48 +0000 https://fossbytes.wiki/?p=187815 The UK Government has shown the green light for a COVID-19 vaccine trial that involves infecting volunteers with...

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]]> https://fossbytes.wiki/covid-19-vaccine-trial-uk/feed/ 0 Microsoft Invests In Marijuana Business, First Major Tech Company To Do So https://fossbytes.wiki/microsoft-partners-kind-financial-invest-marijuana-business/ https://fossbytes.wiki/microsoft-partners-kind-financial-invest-marijuana-business/#respond Fri, 17 Jun 2016 06:37:26 +0000 https://fossbytes.wiki/?p=57727 Short Bytes: Kind Financial, a big name in cannabis compliance technology, has partnered with Microsoft. Both companies...

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]]> https://fossbytes.wiki/microsoft-partners-kind-financial-invest-marijuana-business/feed/ 0 This Sensitivity Map Shows The Most Vulnerable Places On Earth https://fossbytes.wiki/this-sensitivity-map-shows-the-most-vulnerable-places-on-earth/ https://fossbytes.wiki/this-sensitivity-map-shows-the-most-vulnerable-places-on-earth/#respond Tue, 23 Feb 2016 07:53:52 +0000 https://fossbytes.wiki/?p=43155 Short Bytes: To identify the biggest climate change risks, researchers have created a vegetation sensitivity index...

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]]> https://fossbytes.wiki/this-sensitivity-map-shows-the-most-vulnerable-places-on-earth/feed/ 0 “V” Stands For Verily In The “A-Z” Of Google’s Alphabet https://fossbytes.wiki/now-v-stands-for-verily-in-new-a-z-of-googles-alphabet/ https://fossbytes.wiki/now-v-stands-for-verily-in-new-a-z-of-googles-alphabet/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2015 11:41:04 +0000 https://fossbytes.wiki/?p=32625 Short Bytes: Alphabet has just announced a new company named Verily whose aim is “to use technology...

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]]> https://fossbytes.wiki/now-v-stands-for-verily-in-new-a-z-of-googles-alphabet/feed/ 5 Apple Announces New Programs for Reduction Of Carbon Footprint In China https://fossbytes.wiki/apple-programs-china-reduction-carbon-footprint/ https://fossbytes.wiki/apple-programs-china-reduction-carbon-footprint/#respond Mon, 26 Oct 2015 17:57:06 +0000 https://fossbytes.wiki/?p=22325 Short Bytes: Apple has announced two clean energy programs in China for reducing carbon footprint. They aim...

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]]> https://fossbytes.wiki/apple-programs-china-reduction-carbon-footprint/feed/ 0 Explained: How 96 Million Black Plastic Shade Balls Are Saving L.A. From Drought https://fossbytes.wiki/explained-how-96-million-black-plastic-shade-balls-are-saving-l-a-from-drought/ https://fossbytes.wiki/explained-how-96-million-black-plastic-shade-balls-are-saving-l-a-from-drought/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2015 19:39:00 +0000 https://fossbytes.wiki/?p=17792 Short Bytes: The news of dumping millions of black shade balls into LA’s water reservoirs has...

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]]> https://fossbytes.wiki/explained-how-96-million-black-plastic-shade-balls-are-saving-l-a-from-drought/feed/ 8 Internet Probably Isn’t Harmful for Kids’ Brains, According to Scientists https://fossbytes.wiki/internet-probably-is-not-harmful-for-kids-brains-according-to-scientists/ https://fossbytes.wiki/internet-probably-is-not-harmful-for-kids-brains-according-to-scientists/#respond Sat, 15 Aug 2015 16:24:49 +0000 https://fossbytes.wiki/?p=17440 Short Bytes: According to a latest research, it has been found that there isn’t much evidence to...

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]]> https://fossbytes.wiki/internet-probably-is-not-harmful-for-kids-brains-according-to-scientists/feed/ 0 Internet Addiction Makes You More Likely To Catch Cold and Flu: Study https://fossbytes.wiki/internet-addiction-makes-you-more-likely-to-catch-colds-and-flu-study/ https://fossbytes.wiki/internet-addiction-makes-you-more-likely-to-catch-colds-and-flu-study/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:05:07 +0000 https://fossbytes.wiki/?p=17106 Short Bytes: According to a recent study, excessive internet addiction can make you more prone to diseases...

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]]> https://fossbytes.wiki/internet-addiction-makes-you-more-likely-to-catch-colds-and-flu-study/feed/ 1 Superhumans Exist And Their DNA Is Worth Billions https://fossbytes.wiki/superhumans-exist-and-their-dna-is-worth-billions/ https://fossbytes.wiki/superhumans-exist-and-their-dna-is-worth-billions/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2015 15:49:53 +0000 https://fossbytes.wiki/?p=16305 Short Bytes: Pharma companies are studying the mutations of real superhumans that include pain insensitivity and...

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