Developing optical vortex phase masks for the detection of habitable worlds

A team of NASA researchers is developing new types of optical masks that could help enable the many orders of magnitude of ...
AOL

How Much Do Masks Really Cost? From Cloth to KN95, Here’s a Price Breakdown

As COVID-19 pandemic-related regulations continue to evolve, it’s likely that masks will stay in our lives for a while. Recent spikes in Omicron variant cases are causing health officials to rethink ...
Reason

The CDC Is Finally Acknowledging That N95 Respirators Work Better Than Cloth Masks

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), whose previous advice about face coverings as a safeguard against COVID-19 paid little attention to large differences in the effectiveness of ...
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One Type Of COVID Mask Works Better Than The Rest – But Any Beats No Mask At All

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...