Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a reusable face mask that can be sterilized and worn over and over, while providing as much protection as an N95 mask. In fact, ...

As new coronavirus cases spike in the U.S.—Florida alone now has 12 times more cases than the entire country of Australia—healthcare workers still face a shortage of N95 masks. Many hospitals are now ...

July 9 (UPI) --Researchers said Thursday that they have developed a resusable silicone rubber face mask with an N95 filter. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brigham and ...

The illegal use of a silicone face mask by a man has sparked public discussion in China. There is a growing call for stricter regulation and oversight of the sale and use of silicone face masks on ...

In China, concerns are rising about the risks posed by an unusual technology: hyper-realistic silicone masks that can be used to impersonate another person and even hack into facial recognition ...

Nurses and doctors have gone to creative extremes to reuse the same masks, gloves and scrubs they need to treat contagious coronavirus patients. But if a prototype mask created by researchers proves ...