Bacteria-killing prototype relies on plasma, could obsolete hand washing

Published by Tech Pundit | Filed under Gadgets & Tech | November 26th, 2009

Time to get your science fiction hats on, but leave the fiction visor off this time. The BBC has gotten all hot and bothered today about a newly published research report indicating a significant advancement in the field of plasma-based disinfection of both healthy and wounded human skin. Yes, the same stuff that drives your big-ass television is also capable — in a gaseous form — of interacting with the oxygen, nitrogen, and water vapor in the air to create a concoction lethal to bacteria and fungi, but innocuous to humanoids

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Bacteria-killing prototype relies on plasma, could obsolete hand washing