If your kitchen faucet is old, leaky or just out of style, it may be time to think about replacing it. And while you could replace it with another ordinary faucet, why not upgrade to a high-tech, ...

Another marvel of modern public restroom convenience makes it way into the home. Save water and stop the spread of germs with this hands-free, infrared-sensor faucet adapter. Abbi Perets has been ...

We're a culture accustomed to the idea of hands-free faucets in public places. In the restrooms of airports, restaurants and malls, we know the routine: We place our hands under the faucet, waiting ...

The innovative enhancement frees hands for added maneuverability, and because there is no longer a need to touch the faucet handles for on/off functionality, Foot Control Technology can help reduce ...

Hands-free faucets are just making a splash in home kitchens. Water flow is turned on at the touch of a finger. The fashionable faucets, such as the Pascal from Brizo, start at more than $900. Experts ...

We’re a culture accustomed to the idea of hands-free faucets in public places. In the restrooms of airports, restaurants and malls, we know the routine: We place our hands under the faucet, waiting ...

Talk about irony. According to a study conducted at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, hands-free faucets have a significantly higher chance of playing home to bacteria like Legionella spp., which ...

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Automatic faucets use an electronic sensor to start and stop the flow of water when people wash their hands. These faucets save a lot of water, which is ...

Not a fan of those hands-free automatic faucets that can drive you crazy waiting for them to work? Here's another reason to dislike them: They are more likely to carry deadly bacteria than the ...

Heila Hubbard doesn’t dare tell her neighbors, but she recently spent weeks figuring out how to run water out of her tap. "I felt silly having to practice using my faucet," says Hubbard, of Lafayette, ...

Just three years ago, a study conducted by the University of Westminster, London, determined that the "hygenic" warm air hand dryers commonly found in public washrooms actually left users with more ...