The idea behind a new coronavirus test being developed by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is simple: It’s “like a pregnancy test, but for viral infection.” Sankaran “Thai” ...

The provincial government has started smart swab sampling to detect coronavirus cases in different parts of the province. Under the new project, the samples would be collected randomly from every city ...

Potential swab shortages for COVID-19 tests could be avoided with a 3D printed self-adjusting smart swab developed at Wolverhampton University. The team comprising Dr Arun Arjunan, John Robinson, Dr ...

NORFOLK, Va. - Cleaning your ears with a Q-tip can be dangerous. Doctors say it can push wax further into your ear, potentially damaging your ear drum.

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 29 (ANI): A Coimbatore-based robotics engineer has claimed to develop a 'COVID-19 Smart Swab Robot' that can collect samples for COVID-19 test. With an increase ...

A Coimbaore-based robotics engineer has developed a COVID-19 'Smart Swab Robot' to collect test samples. This device is attached to a smartphone which can be operated using another smartphone from a ...

For 30-year-old V. Karthi, who has built a prototype of a COVID-19 smart swab collecting robot, Wednesday opened up an opportunity to take forward his innovation. D. Santhosh Babu, the monitoring ...

Experts from the University of Wolverhampton say the swab can be “printed on demand” and could help tackle potential swab shortages. It has been constructed by Dr Arun Arjunan, John Robinson, Dr Ahmad ...

Preliminary evidence suggests that rapid tests like Abbott BinaxNOW and Quidel QuickVue struggle to detect the omicron variant during an individual’s first few days of infection. AzmanL via Getty ...