Wearing a mask in public is basically the norm these days (or at least, it should be). But let's be real, surgical masks aren't perfect. Namely, they can have a loose fit and allow potentially ...

We are now in the midst of another surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the new omicron variant. The variant appears to be significantly more contagious than the delta variant, so you may be wondering if ...

Some countries have made medical-grade masks mandatory in public. Doctors explain what mask to wear(and how many) in the U.S. infectious disease epidemiologist and public health professor at the ...

Fig. 1. Given (a) the scanned face model of a subject, we develop an optimization-based approach to design (b&c) a PAP mask cushion that fits the face model. (d) The designed mask cushion is ...

Every year, air pollution causes around 2 million deaths in India. While several parts of the northern region experience an alarmingly high AQI (air quality index), several measures have also been ...