volunteers in full protective gear — called big whites, Protective equipment used during the bubonic plague, Spanish flu and COVID-19....generate 1,000 face shields per day — with a single 3D printer.

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2022年4月5日 — SHANGHAI — The volunteers in full protective gear — called big whites here in China — have packed up and moved on for the day; the apartment ...

BREAKING: Health-care workers across America say they’re increasingly afraid of being sent into a deadly battle without necessary protective gear

PPE through the ages.

Protective equipment used during the bubonic plague, Spanish flu and COVID-19.

When Northwestern researchers Chad Mirkin and David Walker heard about the #PPE shortage in hospitals to address the COVID-19 pandemic, their team sprang into action, demonstrating the ability to generate 1,000 face shields per day — with a single 3D printer. http://spr.ly/61871axzc

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Futuristic technology prints 1,000 face shield components per day

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a protective plate or screen on machinery or equipment: a face shield is sometimes an integral part of a safety helmet