NIIGATA--Researchers here developed a face mask that can be washed repeatedly and is touted as being able to render viruses inactive. Kazuhiko Hanzawa, a specially appointed professor of vascular ...

Masks that did not undergo the tests had an 81-percent rate. When worn casually, they had 100-percent leakage rates, meaning they served no useful preventive measure against the virus.

The wearable bioelectronics mask designed by the researchers from Tongjin University can detect common respiratory viruses, including influenza and the coronavirus, in the air in droplets or aerosols, ...

Masks help protect you and others against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID. You can check the hospital admission level in your county to decide whether you need to wear a mask. The CDC says ...

Because the molecular structure of salt is crystalline, its hard, sharp corners can pierce viruses, rendering them unviable, Choi says. His team has been testing salt-coated masks in the lab for ...