As health officials scramble to minimize spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, many experts have recommended that ...

Researchers have engineered an electrostatic face mask that can 'self-charge' through the user's breathing and continuously replenish its electrostatic charge as the user wears and breathes through ...

Stepping out during pollution season in many Indian cities feels like walking through a soft cloud that you cannot escape. The air smells burnt, your eyes sting a little, and you can almost feel the ...

New research shows that while many cloth and medical masks fall short against tiny airborne particles, simple hacks like overmasking or using braces can dramatically improve your protection, yet only ...

Electrostatic adsorption is an important complement to mechanical filtration for high-efficiency air filtering in the use of face masks. However, the electrostatic charge of the filters decays over ...