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February 15th, 2010, 18:05
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As the NY TImes (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/business/14novel.html?ref=technology) has it, several laboratories are working on the technology, which bathes your hand in room-temperature plasma gas (http://gizmodo.com/tag/plasmagas/) to kill even industrial grade bacteria like MRSA. Or your foot, to knock down athlete's foot.
It's got a clear and present destiny in hospital use, where doctors and nurses could kill off lingering bacteria, viruses, and fungi in as little as four seconds—as opposed to the time-intensive scrubbing process they endure today.
Prototypes exist today that are both portable and wall-mounted, and they can cost as little as $100 to build. And it won't stop at just hand sanitizers: eventually you may see plasma gas incorporated into air-conditioning systems and burn treatments.
It's been real, soap. I'll remember you fondly in those four seconds while I'm washing up before dinner. [NY Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/business/14novel.html?ref=technology) via DVice (http://dvice.com/archives/2010/02/this-little-bla.php)]
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As the NY TImes (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/business/14novel.html?ref=technology) has it, several laboratories are working on the technology, which bathes your hand in room-temperature plasma gas (http://gizmodo.com/tag/plasmagas/) to kill even industrial grade bacteria like MRSA. Or your foot, to knock down athlete's foot.
It's got a clear and present destiny in hospital use, where doctors and nurses could kill off lingering bacteria, viruses, and fungi in as little as four seconds—as opposed to the time-intensive scrubbing process they endure today.
Prototypes exist today that are both portable and wall-mounted, and they can cost as little as $100 to build. And it won't stop at just hand sanitizers: eventually you may see plasma gas incorporated into air-conditioning systems and burn treatments.
It's been real, soap. I'll remember you fondly in those four seconds while I'm washing up before dinner. [NY Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/business/14novel.html?ref=technology) via DVice (http://dvice.com/archives/2010/02/this-little-bla.php)]
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