Donald Milton tests people for colds and flu in his lab at the University of Maryland. Among other experiments, his students use a “sneeze machine” to measure how far viruses fly out of the nose and ...

As businesses reopen, some look for innovative ways to keep surfaces clean. For guests checking into a high-profile California hotel, they might be staying in rooms that have been sanitized in part by ...

According to the FDA, a strong source of UV light could help reduce harmful germs and bacteria on surfaces (think everything from furniture to bedding) and help disinfect high-touch items, like your ...

This engineer doesn’t use nail polish, but his wife does. And he deals with plenty of PCBs. What do these things have in ...

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We must admit to wondering how Adafruit’s [Becky Stern] gets anything done with those fingernails of hers. They’re always long and beautifully painted without any chips, dings, or dents. As it turns ...

Newly developed light-emitting diodes capable of producing ultraviolet light offer a cheaper, more stable, and more durable alternative to current fluorescent lamps. In a scientific first, researchers ...

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