Oh no! Time is running out for the telephone sanitizers. Better get working on th B Ark.
Gorilla Glass fights dirty, dirty germs with antimicrobial coating
Germophobes rejoice (but don't high-five, that would be unsanitary). Corning has unveiled an antimicrobial version of its Gorilla Glass line. The company said that its glass display covers will sport an ionic silver coating which will kill off any potential build-up of harmful bacteria and fungi. Corning said that the coating …
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Wednesday 8th January 2014 09:51 GMT Pascal Monett
Not to be flippant or anything, but if you think "your" germs are the only things that are around you then you are sadly mistaken.
Personally, I am happy to remain ignorant, but if we knew just how many hostile microbial organisms are hovering in our breathing zone, we'd probably live 24/7 with a filter mask on. Not to mention gloves.
And all that would be mostly useless, because we already have one of the best microbial barriers : our skin.
Not perfect, of course, but if you compare the number of times you fall ill to the number of different micro-organismes that are just begging for a chance to make you sick, you'll see how good your skin is at protecting you.
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Wednesday 8th January 2014 23:11 GMT Charles 9
"And all that would be mostly useless, because we already have one of the best microbial barriers : our skin."
The gloves I can see barring the fact they can cover up cuts through which microbes can directly invade the blood). But wouldn't the fact that orifices provides paths past the skin tell us we should still do masks? Or are they moot by the fact they can slip through gaps and still get in?
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