• Israeli company invents masks diners can wear while eating

    Israeli company invents masks diners can wear while eating

    Israeli inventors have developed a coronavirus mask with a remote control mouth that lets diners eat food without taking it off, a device they say could make a visit to a restaurant less risky. A squeeze of a lever, much like a cyclist operates a handbrake, opens a slot in the front of the mask …
  • Nike turns sneaker materials into face shields for medical workers

    Nike turns sneaker materials into face shields for medical workers

    Talk about limited edition Nikes. The sneaker juggernaut is using materials from one of its best-selling shoes to make face masks for medical workers. The company — in collaboration with health professionals at Oregon Health & Science University (OSHU) — released images of its design on Tuesday. The face shield uses collar padding once meant …
  • Trump says dispute with 3M over protective masks ends ‘very happily’

    Trump says dispute with 3M over protective masks ends ‘very happily’

    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is touting the end of a dispute with 3M to supply millions of masks to medical professionals on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus. Trump said that the “3M saga ends very happily. We’re very proud to be dealing now with 3M.” The president said that the …
  • Elon Musk donates ventilators to California after calling coronavirus panic ‘dumb’

    Elon Musk donates ventilators to California after calling coronavirus panic ‘dumb’

    Elon Musk purchased 1,000 ventilators and donated them to California hospitals to help treat coronavirus patients, the state’s governor said Monday. “They’ve arrived in Los Angeles… It was a heroic effort,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said at a press conference. The Tesla boss mentioned the effort on Twitter Monday night, saying he bought the breathing machines …