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An Efficient Metallic Nanowire Foam for Particulate Filtration

News - 25 Mar 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have grown accustomed to wearing facemasks, but many coverings are fragile and not easily disinfected. Metal foams are durable, and their small pores and large...

Electrospun Nanofibrous Filters Could Protect Against Coronavirus Particles

News - 11 Jan 2021

A new study has demonstrated that an innovative electrospun nanofibrous air filtration system may be invaluable for improving personal protective equipment and indoor air filtration systems. This...

Nanotech Filter Coating Captures Aerosolized Droplets of COVID-19 Virus

News - 30 Sep 2020

A physics professor from the University of Houston has developed a nanotech coating designed to allow air filters to capture airborne or aerosolized droplets of the virus that causes COVID-19. The...

New Method to Synthesize Manganese Dioxide with Specific Crystalline Structure

News - 3 Aug 2020

A team of researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology has investigated an innovative yet simple technique to produce manganese dioxide that has a particular crystalline structure known as...

Labconco Protector® Echo™ and Airo™ Green Filtered Fume Hoods Enhance Safety, Efficiency

News - 27 Jul 2020

Labconco is pleased to announce a significant enhancement to efficiency and safety for their Protector Echo and Airo line of eco-friendly filtered fume hoods. Building upon our continued...

Graphene-Based Masks Launched to Combat COVID-19

News - 9 Jul 2020

Image Credit: Directa Plus Graphene-based facemasks could provide a renewable and effective weapon in the fight against the spread of COVID-19. Wonder-material graphene has been drafted...

New Experiment Verifies Biosafety of Nanofiber Masks

News - 30 Jun 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the world, masks have become an essential personal hygiene product as the first line of defense to protect one's respiratory system against the viruses and...

New Self-Sterilizing Air Filtration Technologies Could Include Face Masks and Ventilation

News - 23 Apr 2020

With the worldwide focus on coronavirus prevention and transmission, a new type of air-filter that self-sterilizes and decontaminates is being developed at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in...

Graphene Filter Traps and Terminates Bacteria

News - 8 Oct 2019

There are as many as 1800 kinds of bacteria in the air we breathe, and while many of them are harmless relatives to more deadly pathogens and microbes, in certain environments airborne bacteria...

PolyU Develops Unique Electrostatically Charged Nanofiber with Enhanced Performance in Filtering Airborne Pollutants and Viruses

News - 29 Mar 2019

The Department of Mechanical Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has recently developed an electrostatically charged nanofiber filter with multiple separator layers, which can...