Self-cleaning mask can kill viruses!

Israeli researchers say they have invented a reusable face mask that can kill the coronavirus with heat by drawing power from a mobile phone charger.

The disinfecting process takes about 30 minutes - and users should not wear the mask while it is plugged in, said Professor Yair Ein-Eli, who led the research team at Technion University in Haifa.

The new mask has a USB port that connects to a power source such as a standard cellphone charger that heats an inner layer of carbon fibers to up to 70 degrees Celsius, high enough to kill viruses.

He said disposable masks were not economically or environmentally friendly. "You have to make it reusable and friendly, and this is our solution," he said about the invention.