Though hand-washing is proven effective in combating the spread of disease and infection, the physics behind it has rarely been studied. But in Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers from ...

Way back in the early, whirlwind days of the pandemic, surfaces were the thing to worry about. The prevailing scientific wisdom was that the coronavirus spread mainly via large droplets, which fell ...

Handwashing is an effective way to prevent the spread of bacterial and viral illnesses. Following thorough handwashing steps can help ensure proper cleanliness. Throughout the day, people’s hands ...

While washing one’s hands has always been important for personal and public health, the coronavirus pandemic demonstrates that doing so can actually save lives. It will help enormously in preventing ...

Let’s say that somebody in your family has been sick. To make sure those germs are gone, would it be better to scrub your dishes by hand or put them in the dishwasher? If you used water from the ...

Airborne contaminants, dirty toilet seats, mould and mildew: long before the coronavirus pandemic came around, the hygiene-focused among us knew public washrooms are grimy places. Drying hands is an ...

Singer Neil Diamond is encouraging his followers to wash their hands and practice social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. He posted a video to YouTube and Instagram Sunday where he sings a ...

Researchers describe a simple model that captures the key mechanics of hand-washing, estimating the time scales on which particles, like viruses and bacteria, were removed. Particles are trapped on ...

RIGOROUS AND repeated hand-washing, sequential squirts of hand sanitizer, latex gloves in public. Covid-19 has certainly focused our attention on the benefits of clean paws, but our hands are ...

Wash your hands. That’s the directive from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control — and also from Gloria Gaynor, who is staring down the coronavirus pandemic by bringing back her famous 1978 ...

Modern-day laundry doers have it pretty easy: Soiled clothes, towels and sheets go into the washing machine and come out clean, job done. But knowing how to launder a garment by hand is more useful ...