Travel & Tourism
‘Air curtain’ designed to protect plane passengers from COVID-19
The AirShield manages cabin airflow to create a barrier around each seat that disrupts the normal circulation of air.
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Sport & Fitness
Socially-distanced yoga in personal domes
A Canadian yoga studio has set up 50 geodesic domes to allow people to practice hot yoga while maintaining social distancing.
Health & Wellbeing
Hypertension app helps health teams working offline track patient care
The app quickly builds up care records, saving time for healthcare professionals working with large numbers of patients.
Fashion & Beauty
Necklace uses infrared sensors to help wearers with social distancing
Architecture Discipline has devised a necklace that will let the wearer know if they are at a safe distance from others.
Travel & Tourism
Contactless hotel employs just two members of staff
A Chinese hotel chain operates with an entirely automated experience, for a completely contactless stay.
Health & Wellbeing
Ugandan project recycles plastic waste into construction materials
A project uses locally-made machines to recycle plastic bottles into construction materials.
Travel & Tourism
VR used to create digital twin of German city
The goal in creating the complex virtual model was to help city planners to better understand the urban environment.
Health & Wellbeing
A prescription video game treatment for ADHD
The FDA has approved a video game that can be prescribed to children with ADHD, and could potentially be combined with other treatments.
Retail
30-second soap made to last just long enough to be effective against COVID-19
Lush’s self-timing bar of soap is designed to dissolve after 30 seconds of vigorous handwashing.
Sport & Fitness
Wearable’s heat map helps athletes avoid crowded training spots
With social distancing in mind, the feature visualises where others have trained so that users can avoid the most popular routes.
Retail
Personal-shopping appointments, held after-hours or via video
Selfridges’s popular personal shopping services are evolving to ensure social distancing.
Architecture & Design
Chain curtains provide stylish social distancing for diners
A Spanish décor company is repurposing its chain curtains as dividers, helping businesses maintain social distancing.
