Speaking in an extensive, exclusive interview with France Football, French international and Newcastle United midfielder Moussa Sissoko looked back on the heartbreak of EURO 2016. Highlights. On Eder’s goal… It was a massive blow. There was not much time left. We had chances to score, but we were not able to capitalise on them. At the…
SARS-CoV-2 virus remains viable on solid surfaces for up to one week. In presence of soil load, pure copper fails to inactivate the virus. A paintable organic coating liberates Cu2+ by ion-exchange and has antiviral properties. Copper has well documented antiviral propertied. However practical deployment of copper surfaces has been limited due to the associated…
Researchers have described the anti-biofouling potential of extremely water-repellent carbon soot coatings. The paramount objective of the new study was to evaluate the potential of two mechanically durable water-repellent soot coatings towards the inhibition of bacterial proliferation in “real-life” outdoor conditions. The researchers demonstrate that upon one-week immersion in a seawater swamp, both specimens lose…
Time to read: 3 min “Medical device” is a broad umbrella term that covers a huge variety of apparatus and equipment, such as Band-Aids, dental floss, blood pressure cuffs, defibrillators, MRI scanners, and much, much more. It’s probably no surprise that medical device design constitutes a major segment of the field of mechanical engineering, especially…