To curb the transmission of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently begun to recommend using a cloth face covering when you’re out in public. But why exactly is ...
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 ...
Paper towels, coffee filters, cloth and other materials can be used for homemade coronavirus face masks during the pandemic. But which are most effective? A study of homemade face masks by ...
Wearing a face mask to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus can make your covering soggy after hours of use, but what if a filter in the material could capture that moisture and use it to your ...
For a little bit of added protection against COVID-19, many people have begun adding filters to fabric face masks. In fact, many of the cloth masks available from small businesses and major retailers ...
Cloth masks do little to prevent the spread of COVID-19, or other airborne diseases, a new study finds. Researchers from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom found that 90 percent of ...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Crafters everywhere are breaking out their sewing machines and raiding their fabric stashes, all to help those on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19, and you can ...
01/28/21 Update: This article describes the benefits of filtration in homemade masks, which are similar to the protection afforded by the surging practice of double-masking. You can read more here.
Four years ago, long before the pandemic made masks ubiquitous, a U.K.-based startup called Masuku began developing a better face mask to help filter out pollution in smoggy cities. Masks on the ...