Smart face mask could detect coronavirus on other people’s breath

Photo caption: The virus-sensing face mask during a test. Photo credit: Matter / Wang et al. (CC BY-SA). Article by Clare Wilson. New Scientist – September 19, 2022.

A face mask with an integrated virus sensor could detect tiny amounts of the coronavirus after a 10-minute conversation with someone who is infected. The mask would then send a signal to the smartphone of the person wearing the face covering, letting them decide to leave an area where coronavirus is in the air – or take off their mask if they feel safe when there is no virus detected. […]

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