Hilal Observation at the Bosscha Observatory to Determine the First Date of Shawwal 1441 H
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – The Bosscha Observatory Team will carry out the hilal observation at the Bosscha Observatory, Lembang, West Java on the 22nd and 23rd of May 2020 from the morning until the moon sets in the western horizon. This crescent...
May 22, 2020
ITB's Airgency Ambu-Bag Ventilator Passes the Health Facility Safety Center's (BPFK) Performance Test
Bandung, itb.ac.id—Ambu-Air-based ventilator developed by a team from the Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (FTMD) Institute Teknologi Bandung (ITB) passed the function and endurance test of the Indonesian Ministry of Health's Health Facility Safety Center (BPFK) on 11 May 2020....
May 18, 2020
Water Repellent Reusable Hazmat, Personal Protective Equipment in the Middle of a Pandemic
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - As an act of community service in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) has launched a personal protective equipment (PPE) under the name of Water Repellant Reusable Hazmat. As the name implies, this equipment is not disposable but avalaible to be used repeatedly by medical personnel.The product...
May 15, 2020
Creating Simple Personal Protective Equipment Instruction Design and #BikinSendiri Campaign, ITB Academic Assistant Won 1st Place in IDEAThon 2020 Competition
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Academic Assistant of Institut Teknologi Bandung, Prananda L. Malasan, Ph.D., won 1st place in the IDEAthon 2020 race through his ideas related to COVID-19 organized by the Ministry of Research and Technology / Research Agency and National Innovation (Kemenristek / BRIN) announced on May 8, 2020. This competition carries the...
May 14, 2020
Able to Destroy Viruses, ITB Creates Mobile High Power Disinfectants Using Type C UV
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Transmission of the COVID-19 virus can either occur through droplets or aerosols/micro-droplets from someone who is positively infected. Because the virus can float in the air and have the possibility to stick to the surface of objects for several days, the sterilization process becomes important in these times.Based on this...
May 14, 2020
ITB Talks, Greet ITB Academicians
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Rector and Board of Trustees Institut Teknologi Bandung held an ITB Talks event with the theme "Greeting ITB Academicians" in the West Hall of ITB Campus, Jalan Ganesa, No. 10 Bandung, Wednesday (5/13/2020). The event was held via video teleconference and streamed live on ITB Youtube channel.ITB Talks has an agenda to...
May 13, 2020
ITB Lecturer Discusses Data Security Issues on the Internet
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id- Modernization is making us increasingly dependent on the internet. Every day, there are billions of people using the internet, from just looking for information until fulfilling shopping needs. Recently, there have been many issues related to data leakage and privacy issues that have been violated by several internet-based...
May 12, 2020
Reducing Case of Medical Personnel Infected to COVID-19, ITB Develops Personal Protective Equipment Disinfection Unit
* Disinfection and pretreatment device prototypes for PPE sterilization. (Photo: Doc. Renni Suhardi)BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Reported several cases of doctors and medical personnel infected with COVID-19 while on duty, although they have been equipped with appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and well usage procedures. The team analyzed the...
May 11, 2020
In Support of PPE Demand, ITB Produces Face Shields with 3D Printer Technology
*Face shield prototype made by Ir. Adi Indrayatno, M.Sc, Ph.D. (Picture: private document)BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – Since COVID-19 has been declared as a pandemic, medical workers have been faced with the duty of handling the amount of positive patients, person under surveillance (OD), and patient under surveillance (PDP). In taking care of these...
May 08, 2020