It was clear early on in the unfolding Covid-19 pandemic that a critical need in the coming weeks and months would be for ventilators, the potentially life-saving devices that keep air flowing into a patient whose ability to breathe is failing.

According to many experts, early diagnosis and management are critical for slowing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Jing Wang and his team at Empa and ETH Zurich usually work on measuring, analyzing and reducing airborne pollutants such as aerosols and artificially produced nanoparticles. 

In spring of 2019, researchers set out to investigate what chemicals could be found in the waters of Bangladesh.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Clean Air Act, which is responsible for dramatic improvements in air quality. 

Early GP referrals are likely to lead to cancer patients surviving longer, a study funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has found.

Researchers have designed a cost-effective, constant flow plastic canopy system that can help to protect healthcare workers who are at risk of airborne coronavirus infection while delivering non-invasive ventilation or oxygen via high flow nasal cannula (HFNC), according to a research letter pu

Researchers investigating how temperament shapes adult life-course outcomes have found that behavioral inhibition in infancy predicts a reserved, introverted personality at age 26.

Rising CO2 causes more than a climate crisis—it may directly harm our ability to think.

Aquaculture – rearing aquatic organisms such as fish and shellfish – plays a vital role in food security in many countries (it supplies more than half of the aquatic animals consumed by humans worldwide).