sanitizing

NASA uses gloveboxes to keep the crew and equipment separate from dangerous contaminants and the space agency is fitting one of the larger gloveboxes with an Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) system to to prevent potentially dangerous microorganisms from escaping.

The intelligentM system monitors the hand-washing activities of healthcare workers, to make sure that they're doing it properly and frequently enough.

Computer keyboards have been found to be home to worrying amounts of harmful microbes, but Vioguard believes its new self-cleaning keyboard offers a possible solution.

The Alkeo is a new bench top device that sanitizes the polycarbonate chopping board, killing bacteria and viruses with a medical-grade, germicidal UV lamp.