New low-cost 3D printed device can detect COVID-19 in your saliva

Two ESA probes will visit Venus next week, Amazon lottery will offer workers the chance to win $500,000 for getting vaccinated [Interesting Engineering]( Sunday, 08 Aug 2021 Happy Sunday! Here are your headlines: - A new low-cost 3D printed device [can detect COVID-19 variants in your saliva](. The device relies on CRISPR technology, is 3D printed, and costs a mere $15. TODAY IN HISTORY On this day in 1981, Nature published the longest scientific name in history. It consisted of the systematic name for the human mitochondrial DNA that is 207,000 letters long with 16,569 nucleotides. Here are [11 facts about genetic engineering and why it's important.]( [Amazon Lottery Will Offer Workers the Chance to Win $500,000 for Getting Vaccinated Against COVID-19]( There are many benefits to frontline employees being vaccinated for COVID-19. [Amazon Lottery Will Offer Workers the Chance to Win $500,000 for Getting Vaccinated Against COVID-19]( [Health]( [Sundry Photography/iStock]( Other prizes also include six $100,000 cash prizes, five new vehicles, and five vacation packages. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [New Eco-Friendly Technique for Printing Circuits on Irregular Surfaces Developed]( A team of researchers has conceived of a method to print biodegradable electronics on a variety of complex geometries. [New Eco-Friendly Technique for Printing Circuits on Irregular Surfaces Developed ]( [Innovation]( [Ning Yi et al.]( The technique is low-cost and low-heat, but most importantly, it is eco-friendly. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Two ESA Probes Will Visit Venus Within Hours Of Each Other Next Week]( Venus has not had any probe visits since 2015 and it's about to get two within 33 hours of each other. [Two ESA Probes Will Visit Venus Within Hours Of Each Other Next Week]( [Science]( [themotioncloud/ iStock]( Sadly, neither probe will be able to take high-resolution images of the planet. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Are Electric Vehicles or Internal Combustion Cars More Expensive to Maintain?] [Tramino/iStock]( [Transportation]( [Are Electric Vehicles or Internal Combustion Cars More Expensive to Maintain?]( From a simple mechanics perspective, electric vehicles have fewer moving parts, so they should be easier to maintain, right? Or not? [> Read More]( [Student Designs Novel Extinguisher To Protect Homes From Wildfires] [Arul Mathur/YouTube]( [Innovation]( [Student Designs Novel Extinguisher To Protect Homes From Wildfires]( California is battling one of the biggest wildfires in its history so the invention could be pretty useful. [> Read More]( [US Air Force Plans to Develop the Fastest Reusable Aircraft in the World] [Hermeus]( [Innovation]( [US Air Force Plans to Develop the Fastest Reusable Aircraft in the World]( The U.S. Air Force joins a group of venture capital firms in making a $60 million investment in Hermeus, a startup striving to make the world's first reusable hypersonic aircraft. [> Read More]( [US Government Says Half of New Vehicles Sales Should Be Electric by 2030] [alexsl/iStock]( [Transportation]( [US Government Says Half of New Vehicles Sales Should Be Electric by 2030]( President Biden signed an executive order that also aims to improve fuel efficiencies. [> Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Video of the Day [Japan's Most Interesting and Practical Vending Machines]( [Japan's Most Interesting and Practical Vending Machines]( Japan is the land of the future so it’s not surprising to see that this great nation has found a way to put nearly everything in vending machines. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [youtube]( [linkedin]( You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to our newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( to manage your newsletter subscriptions. [Display on interestingengineering.com]( Interesting Engineering, Inc 201 Spear Street, Suite 1100 San Francisco, CA 94105 © Copyright 2021 | Interesting Engineering, Inc. All Rights Reserved