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A Mask That Can Deactivate the Coronavirus in 2 Hours Developed in Spain

A Spanish company, Bioinicia, has created a mask that is claimed to be powerful enough to deactivate the coronavirus in two hours. A pack of 25 masks costs US$72.81, which makes them roughly US$2.91 each. They are available in Mexico and Europe, along with Spain, their country of origin. The masks are fitted with special ...

Jack Roberts

Five different types of face masks.

Taiwan Face Mask Manufacturers Caught Rebranding Masks From China

The government of Taiwan has busted the operations of some face mask manufacturers who were passing off face masks from China as locally produced high-quality masks. Millions of such falsely packaged face masks have been prevented from entering the market by authorities. False packaging The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) department ordered face mask manufacturer ...

Max Lu

A woman wearing a face mask.

Inexpensive, Visual Proof That Masks Block Droplets

Duke physician Eric Westman was one of the first champions of masking as a means to curtail the spread of COVID-19, working with a local non-profit to provide free masks to at-risk and under-served populations in the greater Durham community. But he needed to know whether the virus-blocking claims mask suppliers made were true, to assure he ...

Troy Oakes

A woman taking a photo wearing a face mask.

Graphene: A Material With Superpowers

Graphene was supposed to allow us to make much stronger bulletproof vests, a filter that would distill seawater into drinkable water, longer-lasting batteries, flexible brain implants, and so on. While all these products are yet to hit the market, graphene has made its way into a surprising market — cosmetics. From face masks to hair ...

Armin Auctor

A sheet of graphene.