Aug. 6: Ebola crisis, shark repellent, worker productivity

By News Staff

Posted August 7, 2014 7:35 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

  • Nurse who helped treat American Patrick Sawyer has died of Ebola in Nigeria
  • Shark Shield is a high-tech device that acts as an electronic shark repellant
  • Research claims allowing employees to surf the Internet at work can boost their productivity

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