Researchers identify features that could make someone a virus super-spreader
New research from the University of Central Florida has identified physiological features that could make people super-spreaders of viruses such as SARS-CoV-2.
New research from the University of Central Florida has identified physiological features that could make people super-spreaders of viruses such as SARS-CoV-2.
Soft Matter
Nov 19, 2020
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Simply wearing a mask may not be enough to prevent the spread of COVID-19 without social distancing.
Soft Matter
Dec 22, 2020
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Do face shields provide enough protection to the wearers against COVID-19 if they don't also wear a mask? Spoiler alert: no. But researchers at Fukuoka University in Japan are working to create face shields safe enough to ...
Soft Matter
Dec 8, 2020
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Scientists studying African wild dogs in Botswana have found members of this endangered species use sneezes to vote on when the pack will move off and start hunting.
Plants & Animals
Sep 5, 2017
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(Phys.org) —When Danielle Ludeman decided to leave her hometown of Vancouver to study evolutionary biology at the University of Alberta, she knew she was in for a challenge that would help her discover things about science ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 14, 2014
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers at MIT led by Lydia Bourouiba has discovered some new properties of sneeze clouds by photographing them with high speed cameras and then studying the footage. In their paper published in ...
Sneezing out mucus may be one of the oldest ways for organisms to get rid of unwanted waste. A group of researchers found that sponges, one of the oldest multicellular organisms in existence, "sneeze" to unclog their internal ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 10, 2022
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, cloth face masks became a way to help protect yourself and others from the virus. And for some people, they became a fashion statement, with many fabric choices available. But just how effective ...
Materials Science
Jun 23, 2021
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In a single sneeze or a cough, as many as 40,000 tiny droplets are forcibly propelled from the mouth and nose into the air. Researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) have recently developed a method to collect ...
Condensed Matter
Feb 1, 2019
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Keeping two meters apart might not be far enough to stop the spread of coronavirus from sneezes and coughs, according to a new study.
General Physics
Dec 8, 2020
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