BRICS S&T News
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South China Morning Post, 27 May 2020 Five academics from some of China's most prestigious universities and one based in the US are among six Chinese scientists named in this year’s list Read more... |
The Hindu, 27 May 2020 Aarogya Setu, India’s coronavirus (COVID-19) contact-tracing and self-assessment app is now open source. The COVID-19 app, which supports 12 languages, is available on three platforms – Android, iOS and KaiOS (Jio Phones). Read more... |
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The Hindu, 29 April 2020 Much like the diagnostic kits currently in use, the new test can detect the novel coronavirus in samples obtained from respiratory swabs. Read more... |
The Hindu, 30 April 2020 The ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns and isolations around the world have observed a battle royale of video-conferencing apps. We help you decide which one is right for you Read more... |
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The Hindu, 23 April 2020 The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, noted that bats are natural carriers of coronaviruses Read more... |
The Hindu, 19 April 2020 What makes up the virus and how drugs act on it. Read more... |
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The Hindu, 12 April 2020 But older patients who had more neutralising antibodies did not recover faster Read more... |
The Hindu, 20 April 2020 Once in contact with the virus on objects and surfaces, there is high risk of infection Read more... |
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Reuters, 21 April 2020 China’s central bank is conducting tests of a digital yuan payment system in four cities across the country, it told Reuters on Tuesday. Read more... |
Reuters, 20 April 2020 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) said it will invest 200 billion yuan ($28 billion) in its cloud infrastructure over three years - a plan that follows a boom in demand for business software as the coronavirus outbreak peaked in China. Read more... |
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The Rio Times, 09 April 2020 After covering 100 percent of Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo and São Paulo, TIM brings 4G to all municipalities in Paraná and Santa Catarina. Read more... |
HIndustan Times, 11 April 2020 The 3-feet tall and 1.5-feet-wide Ally has a sensory system that checks the status of the bin and initiates disposal procedure when it is filled up to a predefined point. Read more... |
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South China Morning Post, 11 April 2020 Speculation about the emergence of the new coronavirus is spreading almost as quickly as the pandemic Read more... |
South China Morning Post, 11 April 2020 Speculation about the emergence of the new coronavirus is spreading almost as quickly as the pandemic Read more... |
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The Hindu, 04 April 2020 The existence of presymptomatic or asymptomatic transmission makes contact tracing more challenging Read more... |
The Hindu, 04 April 2020 The researchers have identified 31 candidate molecules to target the main protease which helps the virus replicate Read more... |
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Rio Times, 25 March 2020 The technology company has developed a website to assist people within the Covid-19 risk group. Read more... |
Rio Times, 03 March 2020 The CEO of Hyperloop TT, one of the companies to develop the project designed by Elon Musk, says that Brazil should be included in the second round of investments. Read more... |
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Moscow Times, 02 April 2020 Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region has rolled out a QR code pass system to allow its 3.2 million residents to leave their homes during its coronavirus lockdown. Read more... |
Moscow Times, 25 March 2020 Russia wants to follow China’s example in combating the virus with technology, but its systems are embryonic. Read more... |