As businesses and public spaces around the world reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic—despite second waves of infection already emerging in some areas—researchers are working on several key technologies to make these places safer.
Since transmission through airborne respiratory droplets is the most common mode of infection, many scientists are working on solutions to stop the virus in the air. However, others are focusing on preventing surface contamination in hospitals and other public spaces while other research is looking at decontaminating personal masks with an already-existing technology.
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