Pfizer pays almost $120 million for app that detects COVID from a cough

[New Atlas logo]( Health & Wellbeing [Pfizer pays almost $120 million for app that detects COVID from a cough]( [Early trials found ResApp's technology could detect 92% of COVID cases solely from the sound of a cough]( Pharma giant Pfizer has shelled out nearly US$120 million to acquire a small Australian company claiming to have developed a smartphone app that can accurately diagnose COVID-19 by analyzing the sound of a cough. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Score this 16GB iPad Air for just over $100]( When Steve Jobs spoke at Wall Street Journal’s D8 conference in the year that the iPad was introduced, he asserted that one day the tablets would outsell PCs. And while that forecast has not become reality, he would proud be of its continued success. [Read more]( Aircraft [Lilium nails full eVTOL transition milestone in new video]( [Lilium's Phoenix 2 technology demonstrator in flight]( German eVTOL company Lilium has released test flight video of its stunning Phoenix 2 air taxi prototype making full transitions from vertical takeoff, to horizontal cruise flight, some turning maneuvers and a vertical landing – with full camera audio. [Read more]( Aircraft [Tornado Updraft gives balsa-wood model planes an electric RC makeover]( [The Tornado Updraft 12 RC Kit is priced at US$105]( Many readers may fondly recall building rubber-band-powered balsa wood model airplanes. While the things were kinda cool, they didn't fly for long, nor could they be remotely controlled. Such is not the case, however, with the new Tornado Updraft 12. [Read more]( Automotive [World's strongest pickup cap holds a truck and chills like a cabana]( [GFC puts its Platform Topper to the test]( Taking a quick break from truck camping, GFC has launched a pickup cap made for cargo security, gear hauling and general truck bed revelry. The space-frame-bolstered Platform Camper holds multiple times the weight of other caps yet still weighs less. [Read more]( Science [Researchers rebuild the genome of the great-grandparent of all mammals]( [The last common ancestor of all modern mammals likely looked like this recreation of a fossil animal, Morganucodon, which lived about 200 million years ago]( Some 180 million years ago, there lived an early mammal – built a lot like the guilty looking fella above – that became the earliest-known ancestor to all mammals on Earth, from the blue whale, to the camel, the rhino, the koala, and your good self. [Read more]( Wearables [Oura smooths out the flats for fully round Horizon smart ring]( [With the Ring Gen3 Horizon, Oura has managed to smooth out the flat surfaces of previous models for a "perfectly round" health-tracking wearable]( Though the third generation of Oura's health-tracking ring was a much slicker wearable than its rather bulky first offering, a perfectly circular design has so far eluded the company... until now, with the launch of the Oura Ring Gen3 Horizon. [Read more]( Health & Wellbeing [New trial finds first-ever Alzheimer’s drug to slow cognitive decline]( [Over 18 months those on lecanemab showed a 27% slower rate of cognitive decline compared to those in the placebo group]( The first successful results from a trial testing a drug designed to slow symptoms of Alzheimer’s have been revealed, but experts suggest more data is needed to understand exactly how meaningful this treatment will be for patients in the real world. [Read more]( Urban Transport [Tilting Dragonfly "Hyperscooter" is set to hit the streets – or the dirt]( [The Dragonfly Hyperscooter is currently on Indiegogo]( In the automotive world, there are regular cars, then there are high-performance hypercars. Well, with features such as titling steering, carbon fiber construction and dual motors, the Dragonfly is being touted as the world's first "Hyperscooter." [Read more]( Automotive [BMW's electrified XM SUV ready to suck buyers in with huge nostrils]( [The BMW XM debuts with a snort you can almost feel]( BMW's new high-powered XM strikes a balance with its mix of electric cleanliness and hybrid range and power. Its plug-in M Hybrid system blends 644-hp of modern Bavarian V8-backed might with up to 55 miles of zero-emissions driving. [Read more]( Biology [Cell-boosting chemical allows deep-sea fish to live under pressure]( [The cells of deep-sea creatures such as the viperfish contain relatively high amounts of a chemical known as TMAO]( Ever wonder how deep-sea fish and other animals are able to survive in an environment where the water pressure would kill us humans? According to a recent study, the secret lies in a chemical that occurs naturally in their cells. [Read more]( Photography [Sony puts creators in the frame with 4K Super 35 Cinema Line camera]( [The FX30 can capture Super 35 4K footage from an oversampled 6K recording]( Last year, Sony fed imaging technology from its Alpha mirrorless cameras into a new entry level full-frame Cinema Line camera aimed at content creators. Now the company has introduced an APS-C version called the FX30. [Read more]( Science [Study demonstrates dogs can detect the smell of human stress]( [A new study provides "firm" evidence that dogs can detect the smell of stress]( Having been domesticated many thousands of years ago, dogs have evolved to become highly attuned to human behavior, but a study from scientists at Queen's University Belfast has taken this concept into new terrain. [Read more]( Medical [Motorized capsules burrow through mucus for oral insulin delivery]( [MIT scientists have developed a new robotic drug capsule that can penetrate the mucus barrier in the intestine]( Technology that delivers insulin orally rather than regular injections would be a game-changing advance in medical science, and a team of MIT scientists has made a breakthrough in this space in the form of a drug capsule with a robotic, tunneling head. [Read more]( You are receiving this email because you signed up for our daily newsletter at [newatlas.com]( (or [gizmag.com]( before August 2016). 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