🦠 A ‘smoke detector’ for COVID-19? It’s here

America has gone back to work, and back to the movies. But our vaccination immunity is still not 100%. And so we still don't really know where it's ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Presented by   America has gone back to work, and back to the movies. But our vaccination immunity is still not 100%. And so we still don’t know where it’s entirely safe to be at any time, and where COVID-19 is prevalent. But a new startup named Poppy plans to change that. Collaborating with some of the leading scientific minds in virus detection, it’s built the equivalent of a smoke detector for COVID. Already installed across 40 offices, theaters, and airports, the Poppy can detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus floating in the air to mitigate the pandemic’s spread. It isn’t the first airborne COVID detector, but it could be the first to go mainstream. And even as we eventually put COVID behind us, Poppy still holds promise for a safer future. We are learning to see into the invisible world of viruses, and the world will never be the same for it. Read my exclusive story here. —Mark Wilson   coronavirus A ‘smoke detector’ for COVID-19? It’s here This simple white box can monitor your air for pathogens. Life may never be the same. READ MORE   tech This new streaming platform wants to do for chefs and food lovers what Twitch did for gamers On Kittch, chefs and culinary enthusiasts can tune in to 24/7 livestreams of cooking and behind-the-scene action at their favorite restaurants. READ MORE   impact When New York floods, this ‘living street’ stays dry A new model for street design in the age of post-climate-change storms manages the water instead of trying—and failing—to keep it away. READ MORE

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