As the deadly COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world with no end in sight, new ways in which to stop the spread or mitigate the effects of the disease are few.
Dec 9, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked heightened awareness of cleaning and disinfecting procedures in many industries. Health care facilities have long been familiar with protocols for disinfecting tools and equipment, and now, ...
Dec 2, 2020
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In a paper published in the journal of Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, physicians from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine reported that several patients using germicidal ...
Nov 25, 2020
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COVID-19 has significantly increased public use of face masks to protect others from the wearer's respiratory droplets as well as the wearer from airborne contaminants. After each wear however, bacteria from even a healthy ...
Nov 9, 2020
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Ultraviolet light is a form of radiation that can be used for sterilization and disinfection. With schools and offices beginning to meet in-person again despite little change in the rate of COVID-19 infections, easy, low-cost ...
Oct 28, 2020
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As COVID-19 deaths in the nation top 225,000, President Trump continues to downplay the severity of the pandemic, belittle government infectious disease experts such as Anthony Fauci, and display a cavalier attitude at times ...
Oct 28, 2020
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In the sci-fi novel "The Diamond Age" by Neal Stephenson, body art has evolved into "constantly shifting mediatronic tattoos"—in-skin displays powered by nanotech robopigments. In the 25 years since the novel was published, ...
Sep 24, 2020
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Ultraviolet light has a long history as a disinfectant and the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is readily rendered harmless by UV light. The question is how best to harness UV light to fight the spread of the virus ...
Sep 10, 2020
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You may remember when US President Donald Trump suggested exposing coronavirus patients to UV (ultraviolet) light—or "just very powerful light"—to help treat them.
Jul 15, 2020
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Seven years before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Arthur Kreitenberg, a Los Angeles orthopedic surgeon, came up with an invention in his basement to quickly disinfect an airplane cabin using ultraviolet light.
Jun 24, 2020
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