Israeli researchers have developed a prototype face mask which can clean itself using electricity provided by a phone charger.
The mask, developed by researchers at Technion’s Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, uses an internal carbon fibre layer to destroy pathogens such as coronavirus which may accumulate on it.
The carbon fibre layer is heated using an electrical current which can be provided by a common smartphone charging cable.
Researchers have filed a patent application for the device in the United States and hope to make it commercially available for the price of around $1.
A spokesman for the university did not respond when asked if the mask will be made available in the UK and Europe in the future…
Source: Telegraph
