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Robotics

China Opened an Entire Hospital Staffed by Robots

Robots are a lot easier to disinfect than human healthcare workers.

Viruses

South Korea Crushed the Coronavirus as the U.S. Floundered. Why?

Two very different responses to national outbreaks — but only one worked.

Developments

A Must-Read Warning from an NYC Doctor: “The Sky is Falling”

“I say this not to panic anyone but to mobilize you.”

Viruses

The Coronavirus Pandemic Drastically Reduced Carbon Emissions

That doesn't mean the climate crisis has been averted, though.

Viruses

Watch These Coronavirus-Ignoring Idiots Having a Great Spring Break, Dooming Us

Spring Break forever.

Prosthetics and Devices

The Rich Are Trying to Buy Their Own Ventilators, in Case Everything Collapses

They'd rather live — even if it means you'll die.

Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft AI Can Now Edit Your Snacking Sounds out of Your Video Chats

AI to help anyone who still hasn't figured out quarantine chat etiquette.

Viruses

China Reported Zero New Local Coronavirus Cases Yesterday

"It’s like the war has ended."

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Offers to Make Ventilators at Tesla Factory

And he got his bluff called.

Future Society

This MIT and Harvard-Built App Could Slow the Spread of Coronavirus

The team also included Google, Facebook, and Mayo Clinic workers, among others, who made it in their spare time.

Science & Energy

Researchers Find Captivating New Details In Image of Black Hole

What they found could make the next black hole image way crisper.

Viruses

Here’s a Grisly Description of a Worst-Case Coronavirus Infection

A narrative breaks down how the coronavirus invades the body — in gruesome detail.

Science & Energy

America’s Flimsy Broadband Has Workers, Schoolchildren Isolated

The pandemic is exposing "hard truths about the scope of the digital divide."

Tesla

California Cops Say Tesla Factory Must Shut Down

"Tesla is not an essential business as defined in the Alameda County Health Order."

Developments

WHO Recommends Avoiding Ibuprofen to Treat COVID-19 Symptoms

Advil may worsen the symptoms of COVID-19 — depending on who you ask.

Mars

NASA Fixes Mars Lander By Telling It to Hit Itself With a Shovel

Even NASA relies on percussive maintenance.

Nanotech

Scientists Say New Nanomaterial Could “Replace Human Tissue”

This could change everything from reconstructive surgery to body modification.

Elon Musk

As Coronavirus Rages, Elon Musk Refuses to Close Tesla Factory

Elon Musk: "My frank opinion remains that the harm from the coronavirus panic far exceeds that of the virus itself."

Viruses

Experts: Vaping Could Make Coronavirus Infection More Severe

Don't vape and coronavirus.

Developments

Google Won’t Let Its Army of Contractors Work Remotely

Those who are and aren't permitted to follow best practices are divided by class.