Copper face masks are selling out online due to antimicrobial claims stemming from recent research and evidence. These claims are unsubstantiated because it's often unclear how much copper is being ...

Now that face coverings are the new norm, we’re all getting smarter about what we choose to cover up with. No one wants to sweat or suffocate, especially now that the dog days of summer are here. Even ...

In the nascent days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jiaxing Huang watched as the novel virus overwhelmed the hospitals in his native China. A professor of materials science and engineering at Northwestern ...

Pandemic fears have created interest in metallic products touting antimicrobial properties. But experts have doubts about the copper craze. By Katherine J. Wu It began in mid-March. Every time Michael ...