For months, scientists have been saying masks reduce transmission of COVID-19. They now think masks can also make the illness less severe. The reason is the barrier created by a mask likely limits the ...

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - Researchers at MIT are developing new masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, using battery-powered heat and removable filters to stop the virus. Assistant Professor Dr.

Metal foams are durable, and their small pores and large surface areas suggest they could effectively filter out microbes. Researchers have transformed copper nanowires into metal foams that could be ...

DREW: RIGHT NOW IN THESE WALLS THEY ARE ABLE TO MANUFACTURE UP TO 50 REUSABLE N95 MASKS A MINUTE, SOMETHING THAT JUST 10 MONTHS AGO WAS ONLY AN IDEA. >> THERE IS A RACE AGAINST TIME TO DO THESE THINGS ...

In March, when the city shut down schools and transitioned to virtual learning, Carly Castle, a special education teacher with the New York City Department of Education, taught her students from home ...

The reusable cloth masks people have been using for the past year or more may look a little worse for the wear. But new research from the University of Colorado Boulder finds that washing and drying ...

While three main types of facial coverings are currently being used to slow the spread of COVID-19 — reusable, disposable or plastic face shields – experts are looking at how these masks and the virus ...