A team of Amazon engineers from its drone delivery unit worked with a group of 3D printing volunteers to develop reusable face shields for frontline workers, the company announced in a blog post Thursday. Amazon Prime Air’s mechanical design and hardware teams adapted the design for the shields from the Washington State 3D Face Shield…
While Amazon has been busy handling employee protests, warehouse closures, investigations and an uptick in demand, employees have been working behind the scenes to develop face shields for frontline workers. To date, Amazon has donated nearly 10,000 face shields, and over the next few weeks, it plans to make hundreds of thousands available at-cost on…
Essential workers deserve all of the perks that can be thrown their way, and it has been encouraging to see the travel industry is honoring them by offering them free and discounted travel options they can take advantage of right now.Here are some of the best travel deals for our frontline workers.Hotels and resorts…
After a social media hiatus, Adele has returned to Instagram with a bang.The singer lit up the internet Wednesday morning by sharing a picture to mark her 32nd birthday.The “Hello” hitmaker, who has not posted on the social media platform since December, stood beaming within the loop of a giant floral wreath. Wearing a black…
Dr Arghavan Salles In a video posted on Twitter, Dr Arghavan Salles joked about having “a small head” for PPE. There is growing concern that standard personal protective equipment (PPE), which often has a unisex design, doesn’t always fit women properly.PPE is essential for protecting frontline workers exposed to Covid-19.The Department…
Bioengineering professor Manu Prakash runs a lab at Stanford University that uses low-cost materials to create effective scientific devices. He returned from a recent vacation with some scuba gear — as well as a cold. While he tested negative for COVID-19, he stayed cautious and self-quarantined for two weeks. During that time, he reworked his…
On May 1st, workers from Amazon, Whole Foods, Instacart, FedEx, Target, and Walmart joined together in a series of work stoppages to protest conditions and equipment in the face of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The actions have been organized by a range of groups within the various companies, but are timed to coincide with International…
The news spread quickly when Dr. Lorna Breene, medical director of the emergency department at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, died by suicide last month. Dr. Breene had been on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic and had contracted COVID-19. She’d recovered enough to return to work before being sent home by the hospital to recuperate. She…
Google and uBreakiFix are teaming up to support first line responders amid the current crisis. These include law enforcement, police officers, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), firefighters, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and nursing home and hospital staff. Members of this profession will be able to have their Pixel phone repaired for free. This covers any type of…
All Sydney Gressel wanted was some pizza. It was March 12, a few days before San Francisco issued its stay-at-home order mandating that all restaurants could only stay open for takeout and delivery. While restaurants, food trucks, and grocery stores are all within walking distance of UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay in San Francisco…
