Medical oxygen should not be a luxury – we’re trying to develop a cheaper way to produce it

Oxygen is mostly obtained from liquefied air. Engineers turn the air we breathe into a liquid, using a combination of processes that cool down gases until they condensate.

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Covid vaccines: why waiving patents won’t fix global shortage – scientist explains

South Africa and India have petitioned the World Trade Organization (WTO) to waive certain IP protections, for a limited time, that relate to products for preventing, containing or treating Covid-19.

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