Israeli researchers develop 'self-cleaning' mask that 'kills' coronavirus

Israeli researchers at Haifa’s Technion have developed a mask that can be cleaned and re-used using the electrical current of a mobile phone charger.

The mask, developed by the Technion’s Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, destroys pathogens – including Covid-19 – that accumulate on the mask's surface using an internal carbon fibre layer.

The carbon fibre can be heated up by plugging the mask into a standard two amp electrical current, such as those provided by mobile phone chargers.

The Technion is one of Israel's leading scientific research universities.