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Engineering student Christine Gleicher from The University of New Mexico was just announced as a 2022-2023 Goldwater Scholar. She was chosen from a pool of more than 5,000 college sophomores and juniors nominated by 433 academic institutions. “While...
Eva Chi, a professor of chemical and biological engineering at The University of New Mexico, is studying possible ways to kill SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses using UV light and polymers. Using synthetic polymer materials, Chi and Dr. David Whitten found...
New research: For masks, clothes, wipes, a material that kills coronavirus when exposed to UV light These materials consist of polymers and molecules known as oligomers. When activated with UV light, they provide a coating that the research showed to be fast-acting and highly effective, reducing the concentration of the virus by five orders of magnitude. Updated: December 13, 2020 8:45:29 am A stack on masks (File photo) Although disinfectants such as bleach or alcohol are effective against the novel coronavirus, they are corrosive. In a new study publishe...