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Capsule Made Of Thyme Oil & Corn Starch Kills Mosquito Larvae
Publicado em 22 agosto 2019
Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that transmits diseases such as dengue, zika, and yellow fever, is typically controlled utilizing insecticides that harm the environment. Now, however, scientists have created eco-friendly mozzie-killing microcapsules, made from cheap natural thyme oil and corn starch.
Developed by a team at Brazil’s University of Campinas, the capsules’ active ingredient is a biodegradable phenol known as thymol, which is found in the essential oil of the thyme plant. [...]
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Smartphone Connected Eyer
Publicado em 04 julho 2019In remote communities, a family doctor may or may not be present, but an ophthalmologist likely isn’t. That’s why Brazilian startup Phelcom Technologies created the Eyer, a smartphone-connected device that allows patients’ retinal-scan images to be analyzed by ophthalmologists via the internet. Designed to be used by general practitioners or other healthcare professionals, the device ships with a compatible “high-quality” smartphone. That phone’s camera [...]ver notícia