Minus 11.8C! Mercury falls to lowest temperature for a year – but at least we were spared the snow chaos forecasters feared Freezing conditions not as bad as first feared as heavy snowfall was predicted People had been warned rural communities could be cut off amid travel delays Snow stopped falling by midday and today … Read more
Smart mattress built for premature babies tracks the body temperature of newborns to prevent health issues Experts at Nottingham Trent University worked on the project to monitor babies The smart mattress keeps track of how cold the baby is wit medical accuracy It then can alert healthcare staff and warm up to limit dropping temperatures Premature … Read more
Smart mattress built for premature babies tracks the body temperature of newborns to prevent health issues Experts at Nottingham Trent University worked on the project to monitor babies The smart mattress keeps track of how cold the baby is wit medical accuracy It then can alert healthcare staff and warm up to limit dropping temperatures Premature … Read more
New Mexico officials threw out 75 doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine over concerns they became too warm during transportation Vials were being transported from the state’s Department of Health warehouse in Albuquerque to Union County General Hospital in Clayton on Tuesday While en route, a digital gauge showed that the storage temperature for the vaccines was … Read more
A smart ring that constantly measures your temperature could help determine whether you are developing Covid-19 – even if your symptoms are very subtle. Experts from the University of California and MIT Lincoln Lab studied data on 50 people who owned a sensor rings and had had Covid-19 before the study. This was the first … Read more
Scientists create diamonds in just MINUTES for the first time inside a lab at room temperature by applying a twisting force of pressure Scientists created two types of diamonds in a lab at room temperature The team has achieved this before, but only using high temperatures They used a diamond anvil, which is a device … Read more
Every two degree rise in temperature increases the risk that pregnant women will give birth prematurely or have a stillbirth by 5% Researchers looked at the link between high temperatures and birth outcomes – preterm birth, birth weight and stillbirths – across 70 studies The risk of pregnant women giving birth prematurely or having a stillbirth rose … Read more
Lily Collins helps slow the spread of coronavirus as she wears her face mask and gets temperature taken prior to starting work By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 22:16 BST, 13 October 2020 | Updated: 22:16 BST, 13 October 2020 Lily Collins did her part to help slow the spread of coronavirus as she headed … Read more
Scientists have created a robotic fabric that stiffens and relaxes in response to changes in temperature, which could be used in emergency situations. The material, developed at Yale University in the US, is equipped with a system of heat sensors and threads that stiffen to change the fabric’s shape. Under heat changes, it can bend … Read more
Hummingbirds can drop their body temperature below 40°F when they rest to save energy for the next day Hummingbirds use a process called torpor to lower body temperature at night This process allows the animal to conserve as much energy as possible Sees heart rate slow down from 1,000 to 50 beats per minute Researchers … Read more