“My student, Michael Lucas, developed a 3D coating with antimicrobial potential. That is where I came in,” Sandy van Vuuren, PhD, a researcher in the department of pharmacy and pharmacology at the ...

Imagine seeing a bunch of astronauts heading to a set location on the ISS every few days and gently touching a surface. It may seem like a ritual of some secret guild, but in fact it is an experiment ...

With surfaces, many types of microorganisms can persist for extended periods of time (some bacteria can survive for longer than thirty days on standard surfaces). The survival mechanism includes ...

As concern about the Covid-19 coronavirus grows, a promising new antimicrobial surface coating is being marketed to hospitality and transportation companies. Its maker, Act.Global, founded in 2013, ...

For astronauts living aboard the International Space Station (ISS), space germs are bad news. The confined environment, plus a weakened immunity system, and more aggressive bacteria, means that ...

DUBLIN, May 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A patented surface-coating technology developed by Irish company Kastus® is shown to be effective against human coronavirus on treated surfaces, an independent ...

United has begun applying a new antimicrobial coating, which it says is long-lasting, to more than 30 aircraft based at Chicago O'Hare. Use of the product, called Zoono Microbe Shield, augments the ...

A biotech company has launched an antimicrobial surface treatment proven to kill harmful bacteria and viruses including TGEV coronavirus, the model virus for SARS COV 2, for up to twelve months after ...

Fortifying our defenses against the SARS-CoV-2 virus or the novel coronavirus is becoming more critical. Each day, people are closing to re-opening cities, states, and countries around the world that ...

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are conducting experiments with an antimicrobial surface coating designed to fight the spread of bacteria and viruses, including the Earth-bound ...

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are conducting experiments with an antimicrobial surface coating designed to fight the spread of bacteria and viruses, including the Earth-bound ...