An Israeli start-up company is hoping to help stop the spread of deadly coronavirus by shipping meters of anti-pathogen fabric to produce face masks, hospital apparel and protective clothing to China. “We see an epidemic,†said Liat Goldhammer-Steinberg, chief technology officer of Sonovia Ltd., an Israeli company whose technology is based on a lab-scale sonochemical process that was developed at Bar-Ilan University. “We have the ability to help prevent the virus from spreading.†Specifically, Sonovia developed an almost-permanent, ultrasonic, fabric-finishing technology for mechanical impregnation of zinc oxide nanoparticles into textiles. “The technology is based upon a physical phenomenon called...