/oss/taxonomy/term/3615/all en /oss/article/covid-19-health-general-science/your-forehead-good-enough-fever-check <p>Your forehead is about to get a lot of action. Is it greasy? You may want to wipe that sweat off. In the age of COVID, our forehead will become the target of fever spot checks. Thermal cameras and non-contact infrared thermometers will get deployed in an effort to prevent people with a fever from entering into an area where they may infect others. The only question is, do these temperature-sensing technologies actually work?</p> Fri, 05 Jun 2020 13:33:41 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8276 at /oss /oss/article/videos-history/right-chemistry-secrets-mercury <p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" id="media-youtube-2cbz1ise7pm" width="640" height="390" title="Dr. Joe Schwarcz on the secrets of mercury" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/2cBz1ISe7pM?wmode=opaque&controls=&enablejsapi=1&modestbranding=1&playerapiid=media-youtube-2cbz1ise7pm&origin=https%3A//www.mcgill.ca&rel=0" name="Dr. Joe Schwarcz on the secrets of mercury" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of Dr. Joe Schwarcz on the secrets of mercury</iframe> </div> </p> Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:04:24 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7547 at /oss