frugal innovation

Sage Khanuja and Nikolas Ioannou, the developers of Spira.
By  Mallory Hackett 12:08 pm May 18, 2021
When Seattle natives Nikolas Ioannou and Sage Khanuja met at an early entrance program for the University of Washington after dropping out of high school after 10th grade, they quickly bonded over their interest in health and technology. Both come from families with a background in health, and both came to UW to study computer science. Right away, the two began brainstorming ideas for a joint...
Penn researcher holding a smartphone as it uses the RAPID test to detect COVID-19
By  Mallory Hackett 12:10 pm May 13, 2021
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have developed a diagnostic test for COVID-19 made of scalable materials that can deliver results within minutes at a fraction of the cost of other tests. Called RAPID 1.0 (Real-time Accurate Portable Impedimetric Detection prototype 1.0), the test was developed as an alternative to RT-PCR tests, which require trained laboratory...