Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA - Ultrasound Waves Shown to Kill Coronavirus in MIT Experiments [Interesting Engineering, 2021]

Title:

Ultrasound Waves Shown to Kill Coronavirus in MIT Experiments

 

Author:

Chris Young 

Published:

Interesting Engineering, 16 March 2021

https://interestingengineering.com/ultrasound-waves-to-kill-coronavirus-in-mit-experiments

 

From the article:

Shortly after COVID-19 lockdowns started to come into force almost exactly a year ago, a wave of novel engineering methods for breaking down the virus were proposed, including ultraviolet light-emitting robots and drones.  

 

Now, researchers are turning to another approach with the same prefix: an MIT study shows that ultrasound waves at medical imaging frequencies can cause the virus shell and spikes to collapse and rupture in advanced simulations.