ENVIRONMENT | Climate change not stopped despite COVID-19 pandemic
Emissions are bouncing back after a temporary decline caused by the pandemic lockdown and economic slowdown.
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MED-TECH | Pandemic fuels global demand for ‘cobots’ in health sector
Universal Robots’ cobot deployments include applications in critical front-line industries such as healthcare, medical testing, sanitisation, disinfection, medical equipment.
BUSINESS TECH | Free Bee connects OFWs with new online series
Free Bee is launching an online video series for overseas Filipinos to help them stay informed, entertained, and healthy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
COMMUNITY | Smart expands digital channels for load, gadget availability
Mobile services provider Smart is expanding its suite of digital and non-contact distribution channels in order to address customer needs and requests more efficiently and safely amid the pandemic.
MED-TECH | New vulnerability in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, exposed
Researchers have uncovered a new vulnerability in the novel coronavirus’ (SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19) infamous spike protein, pointing to a relatively simple, potential treatment pathway.
COMMUNITY | PLDT-Smart Foundation donates P100K worth of PPE
The P100K worth of PPE, coursed through PSF, was paid for by the funds raised by a recent Smart Mobile Legends online tournament.
MED-TECH | Decoy receptor neutralizes coronavirus in cell cultures: study
To contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, a study of the University of Illinois (UI) suggests luring the virus with a decoy – an engineered, free-floating receptor protein – that binds the virus and blocks infection.
COMMUNITY | PLDT-Smart Foundation advocates mental health support for frontline healthcare workers, patients
The PLDT-Smart Foundation (PSF) recently provided 2,000 psycho-social wellness kits for frontline healthcare workers and patients in isolation at various COVID hospitals and quarantine facilities.
COMMUNITY | Partner retail store frontliners receive assistance from Smart
Retail personnel of select partner groceries, convenience stores, and pawnshops received assistance from Smart Communications, Inc. to help them cope with the COVID-19 health crisis.
TELECOM | 5G in a post-COVID-19 world?
5G technology was beginning to revolutionize markets, industries, and companies across the globe. And then the COVID-19 pandemic started.