now, one thing to be aware of, though, is that the accuracy of information depends on how close you are to an air pollution monitor plus, it s not the cheapest of masks, if you re thinking of having something to just fling into your back pocket. but, saying that, this is far from your bog standard mask. next up, it s the cleanpod uvc sterilizer from monos. in a gadget small enough to toss in your hand luggage, this thing mightjust help to put people who are worried about what they re touching at ease. with a push of a button, a high energy beam of ultraviolet c light comes out from the leds, which the makers say effectively sanitises surfaces without the use of chemicals. to zap the nasties, you position the wand about three centimetres above what you want sanitised. admittedly, i do feel a little bit silly doing this, but i know how effective uvc light is, so i d like to think it s working. uvc works by scrambling bacteria s genetic code so they can no longer function. so, i guess t
this thing mightjust help to put people who are worried about what they re touching at ease. with a push of a button, a high energy beam of ultraviolet c light comes out from the leds, which the makers say effectively sanitises surfaces without the use of chemicals. to zap the nasties, you position the wand about three centimetres above what you want sanitised. admittedly, i do feel a little bit silly doing this, but i know how effective uvc light is, so i d like to think it s working. uvc works by scrambling bacteria s genetic code so they can no longer function. so, i guess the real burning question here is does something like this provide more peace of mind than, say,
you ve taken. it sends the data to an app on your phone and, using your location data, tells you just how much harmful pollution that it s been filtering out, wherever you are in the world. with covid fears lingering, something that s designed to filter out airborne nasties can provide real peace of mind. plus, i think it s really useful that something like this takes things a step further to tell you what you could be putting into your lungs, wherever it is in the world that you re travelling to. now, one thing to be aware of, though, is that the accuracy of information depends on how close you are to an air pollution monitor plus, it s not the cheapest of masks, if you re thinking of having something to just fling into your back pocket. but, saying that, this is far from your bog standard mask. next up, it s the cleanpod uvc sterilizer from monos. in a gadget small enough to toss in your hand luggage, this thing mightjust help to put people who are worried about what they re touchi