New mask advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — connected with a new study — focuses on making sure masks fit correctly to better prevent the spread of COVID-19. The CDC studied ...

While it's still important to wear a face mask in many situations, that mask won't be fully effective if it doesn't fit properly. That's why a team at MIT has designed a device to assess how well a ...

As new studies appear and updated guidance is issued, health experts broke down the best way to wear a face covering to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Although new evidence shows which could be the ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The increased focus on face masks over the past 2 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a flurry of research not only on how to make these masks more effective and ...

A new smart sensor that measures face mask fit may come in handy for workers who need to know their masks are working, Northwestern University researchers say. FaceBit, as it is called, also measures ...

CNN — So, about masks -- they do next to nothing if you don't wear them properly. Yep, even the cloth coverings touted as the best thing since social distancing have instructions. We've laid them out ...

Wearing a mask can help prevent the spread of viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, but a mask's effectiveness depends on how well it fits. Currently, there are no simple ways to measure the fit of a mask, but ...

In a recent article published in the journal Physics of Fluids, researchers explored the influence of perimeter leakage on the effectiveness of face masks. Study: Perimeter leakage of face masks and ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...