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EssentialTech Workspace HD Webcam

The EssentialTech HD Workspace Webcam is a high-performance webcam delivering 1080p quality and performance. It’s a PnP (Plug and Play) device for real-time transmission to PC, Mac, and tablets via a USB-port. The Workspace Webcam includes a 1m integrated USB cable, privacy filter, and microphone. Easily attach to any laptop or monitor and offers multiple viewing angles to make you shine during…

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瑞士透明口罩 看得到微笑

您可能已经发现，在过去两个月中，我们外出时只能看到人们的一半脸颊，另一边被口罩遮住。戴口罩让交谈变得困难，不但听不太清楚别人说话，而且看不到表情。这对于儿童、老人和听力障碍者特别难受，也是许多人抗拒口罩的最主要原因。

过去两年来，瑞士的 EPFL EssentialTech 中心和 Empa（瑞士联邦材料科学中心）研究人员，一直在研究一种完全透明的外科手术口罩，并且成功开发出产品。其制造材料以生物材质为基础，由 HMCARE 初创公司进行销售。在完成一百万瑞士法郎的融资后，公司现在准备开发工业流程，进入规模化生产。

透明，耐腐蚀且环保，孔隙率适中

这种透明口罩的名字也很有意思，称为 Hello Masks。原本开发来代替医护人员常佩戴的三折绿色或白色口罩。虽然名为“外科口罩”，主要是为了减少医疗人与患者之间的交叉感染，但任何人都可以佩戴。最先的构想始于2015年埃博拉疫情爆发期间，EPFL EssentialTech 中心负责人克劳斯·修能伯格（Klaus Schönenberger） 在西非工作时所提出的。他说：“看到护士从头到脚覆盖着防护装备，为了辨识，只能将自己的照片钉在胸前，使病人可以看到他们的脸，真是令人不舍。” 隔年，修能伯格受到初创公司CEO – 佩莱特（Thierry Pelet）及 EPFL 生命科学学院项目经理希德央斯基（ Sacha Sidjanski）的邀请，为其设计透明面罩。回顾自己在非洲的经历，修能伯格毫不犹豫地接下这个任务。

目前，虽然在网上可以找到部分透明的口罩原型，但它们只是普通的口罩，而其中部分的织物被透明塑料取代。但是该塑料并非多孔性，因此配戴者会呼吸困难，而且容易起雾。EPFL 和 Empa 的研究人员花了两年时间来寻找具透明性、抗酸性和孔隙率的正确组合。他们最后开发出一种专用的聚合物制膜，聚合物纤维的间距仅为100 nm，与传统口罩的间距相同，小到足以过滤掉病毒和细菌，但足以让空气通过。

由于新的口罩将像现有的外科口罩一样，为一次性使用，因此研究人员从一开始就集中精力寻找可回收利用或可生物降解的材料。佩莱特说：“生产口罩的99％材料是生质衍生物制成，我们将继续努力直到100%的完全生物材料。”

将可能在瑞士生产

口罩的织布材料是使用一种静���纺丝的常用方法制成，即用力拉伸聚合物纤维，然而研究人员也针对该方法进行了适合大规模生产的改良。研究小组正在考虑将生产留在瑞士当地，以满足因大流行引起的激增的需求。

需求高 想投资还得排队

激增的需求也使筹款变得更加容易。佩莱特说：“我们本来可以筹集超过100万瑞士法郎，但我们现在不需要多余的资金，因此我们拒绝了。” 对 Hello Masks 的研究最初由近十个非营利组织资助，后来由Innosuisse 资助。口罩将首先出售给第一线医护人员，而牙医也表达了浓厚的兴趣，产品最终将向大众出售，可能会在2021年初上市。

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Medical X-ray imaging made affordable

29.10.18 - The GlobalDiagnostiX X-ray system is about to go into production. This robust machine – initially designed for the challenging conditions of countries in the Global South – has also turned out to be an attractive solution for industrialized nations owing to its low cost. The GlobalDiagnostiX consortium unveiled its second prototype on 29 October at an event that included Federal Councillor Johann N. Schneider-Ammann. More than 120 years after X-ray technology was invented by Wilhelm Röntgen, medical radiography remains beyond the reach of two-thirds of the world's population. Yet it is an essential tool for diagnosing such things as car-accident injuries and infectious diseases like tuberculosis and pneumonia – the latter of which accounts for 20% of infant mortality. Developing countries in particular are unable to afford the high purchase and maintenance costs of X-ray equipment. What’s more, this equipment is ill-suited for operating environments marked by high temperatures and humidity levels and frequent power outages. GlobalDiagnostiX aims to overcome these obstacles. The project was launched in 2012 as part of the EssentialTech program at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, and brings together a large number of European and African universities and university hospitals. The result of their joint effort was unveiled on Monday in Yverdon-les-Bains, in Vaud Canton, before a small group of guests that included Federal Councillor Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, who heads Switzerland’s Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research. A whole set of tailor-made solutions The GlobalDiagnostiX X-ray system boasts an impressive array of innovations that were developed at EPFL in conjunction with the Universities of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland (HES-SO). It was designed to stand up to demanding climate conditions without compromising on the quality of the X-ray images, and it offers a simple and intuitive interface. The project engineers were guided by two principles – simplicity and robustness – to ensure the system could be maintained by relatively unskilled workers. The team also aimed at keeping the manufacturing and operating costs very low. “Even small hospitals – including in industrialized countries – will be able to afford this sophisticated X-ray equipment,” says Klaus Schönenberger, who runs the EssentialTech program. "Several teams of engineers, designers and medical radiology technicians of the HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts collaborated to realize this high-tech prototype" says Olivier Naef, Head of the HES-SO Faculty of Engineering and Architecture . First sales in 2020 With the research and development phase now complete, local startup Pristem SA will be in charge of manufacturing and marketing the machine. In August, this EPFL spin-off announced that it had raised 14 million francs in funding from a group of Swiss and African investors. “We’re now prepared to tackle the challenges of this global, highly diversified market by combining Switzerland’s time-tested manufacturing expertise with cutting-edge digital technology,” says Bertrand Klaiber, Pristem’s CEO, who expects to deliver the first machines already in late 2020. In his remarks, Schneider-Ammann underscored the “excellent synergies between EPFL and the other specialized universities. Thanks to their agile teamwork, they were able to overcome significant hurdles and come up with a solution that will meet the needs of billions of people around the world.” Emmanuel Barraud http://actu.epfl.ch/news/medical-x-ray-imaging-made-affordable (Source of the original content)