Monk will be very happy...................
Monk will be very happy...................
Seriesly?
Isn't he the cousin of the pilot (Sum Ting Wong) who crashed a plane at SFO recently?
We are going to be in a world of hurt as a species if we don’t let our immune system do its job.
Get dirty....let your kids get dirty. This sanitary hand lotion thing is crap.
More sissification of America.
That is an EXCELLENT idea. I did not know that TIO2 had antimicrobial qualities. Pair that up with some (or a bunch of) UV LED’s, and we’re germ free!
Now, expand this idea to include every surface in a bathroom or an operating room. This is the innovation that I like to see.
Might as well live inside a bubble if you’re afraid of a few germs.
I can think of one very application for this; cruise ships.
You know - the floating Norovirus palaces Something like this, while not completely eliminating the threat, might lower it a bit.
Congrats to Sum Ming Wong and Kin Pong Li.
Tarnished (or shiny but unlaquered) brass is very germicidal and much less complex.
It may not be quite as effective as this though.
Very, very clever.
Hospitals, schools, day care and public restrooms. These alone would significantly reduce the transmission of colds and flu. I suspect that making this mandatory for those locations alone would do more to minimize the spread of infectious diseases than mandatory vaccines.
Nice job!
Won’t work as advertised.
The article says: “One of the ways that ailments such as cold and flu are passed is via contact, and one of the main avenues is via door handles...” Article also states: “titanium dioxide is quite toxic to germs, but it hasn’t been used as an antibacterial agent...”
The ‘germs’ that cause colds, the flu, and noro are viruses. Viruses are not bacterial agents.
Still a very imaginative idea.
Will consume electricity, requiring wiring into doors. Won’t happen.
Instead, replace doorknobs with handles. Globular knobs require you to grip them, pushing others peoples’ germs deep into your skin. Handles don’t. You can use an elbow to open with a handle.
The doors of public restrooms would be a great application. I always cringe after washing my hands in a public restroom that I have to touch a door handle because I know more than a few people have opened this door without washing theirs. If paper towels are available I always use one to cover the door handle, but many public facilities use those electric hand dryers. I have seen restrooms in hospitals use a foot mechanism to open the door or even a handle that uses your elbow.
If this only came in second, what the hell was the first place winner?
One of my all time favorite shows and perhaps the most brilliant work done by Tony Shalub. I liked his work in Men in Black, too.
Do we have any titanium mines in the US?
Silver ions will do the same. Doesn’t take much, either. No power source required.