The "frugal science" engineer who invented a paper microscope turned his sights to COVID-19. The result is a reusable protective mask. Manu Prakash runs a lab at Stanford University that specializes ...

A sporting goods company is teaming up with engineers to combat COVID-19 in an innovative way. Decathlon is converting its line of snorkeling masks into ventilators and sending them to Italian ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- From providing safety underwater, to protecting health care workers on the COVID-19 front line, scuba and snorkeling gear are being repurposed to give medical professionals ...

Bioengineering professor Manu Prakash runs a lab at Stanford University that uses low-cost materials to create effective scientific devices. He returned from a recent vacation with some scuba gear -- ...

The coronavirus has claimed more than 10,000 lives in Italy, according to Johns Hopkins University. With ventilators running low, a desperate hospital in the northern part of the country is trying ...