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Sunday, January 9, 2022

Scientists develop glowing masks to help detect coronavirus [The Japan Times, December 2021]

Title:
Scientists develop glowing masks to help detect coronavirus 
 
Published:
The Japan Times, 9 December 2021
 
From the article:
A team of scientists at a university in Japan has developed masks that glow when exposed to ultraviolet light if they contain traces of the coronavirus, using antibodies extracted from ostrich eggs. 
 
The team at Kyoto Prefectural University, headed by its president, Yasuhiro Tsukamoto, 52, hopes the masks will offer users an easy way to test whether they have contracted the virus.