Adnan Kayyali

Junior social media strategist with a degree in media and communication. Technology enthusiast and freelance writer. Favorite hobby: 3D modeling.

Surgical robotics industry on the rise as tech environment changes

The global demand for technological solutions for many industries has increased significantly as a result of the pandemic. Telecommunication and healthcare technologiesl are two of the most fast advancing and well-funded industries of the COVID-19 era. In a sweet zone between the two growing markets, the Surgical Robotics industry finds itself in fertile ground. AI, big […]

The shining example that is Taiwan’s Coronavirus response

Taiwan’s success in managing the COVID-19 pandemic is a well-known and referenced case study of how to respond to a global pandemic. The innovative use and implementation of new and existing technologies, as well as the Taiwan’s Coronavirus response is a case worth studying for any country seeking to prepare for any future crisis or […]

Europe pools resources into COVID-19 R&D initiative ‘CARE’

Accelerated R&D in Europe (CARE) has been launched by a European consortium forming a united front dedicated to COVID-19 R&D for better and more accessible treatments for COVID-19 throughout the continent. It is the first endeavor of its kind and seeks to research, create, and develop new drugs and antibodies as effective therapies for COVID-19. CARE comprises […]

Accurate 3D imaging for Covid-19 diagnosis

Professors from LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine have created a method of Covid-19 diagnosis that uses 3D imaging and modeling techniques that can reliably show the exact spreading path of the virus in human lungs. In their paper published in BMJ Case, the researchers describe how the method allows doctors to monitor and path […]

Contact tracing apps - helpful yet complicated

Contact tracing apps deployed to fight the coronavirus have been at the center of concern for many people. Some fear that these apps might be a breach of their personal privacy and a human rights violation, while others view them as a necessary and a temporary emergency measure. Whatever the case, are they really helping? […]

China’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate just received a patent

One of China’s COVID-19 vaccine candidates now in late-stage development, named Ad5-nCoV, just received a patent by the country’s authorities. The vaccine candidate “is safe and induces an immune response,” China Global Television Network (CGTN) said on their Twitter page. The vaccine is a recombinant adenovirus inactivity vaccine co-developed by CanSino, led by Chinese military […]

Engineers are using space tech to fight COVID-19

Xin Ning, Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Penn State, has decided to use his knowledge of space tech to fight COVID-19. According to News-Medical. Net, his plans are to modify and deploy technologies used for monitoring the health of astronauts in space, and repurpose it to help countries fight the virus […]

The most discussed tech-related topics during covid-19

The pandemic has profoundly shifted the way we live our lives and the way we look to the future. It has also dramatically changed what we discuss, what we want to know, and what we choose to write about. An analysis by the Boston Consulting Group has revealed major shifts in tech-related topics during covid-19. […]

How is the world handling COVID-19?

Amid the pandemic, all nations have taken a nasty hit. COVID-19 has been the cause of a great loss of human lives and shrinking economic activity. The future still remains highly uncertain. Many people question: How is the world handling COVID-19? And where we are we headed? A report by the UN published by the […]