Researchers are working on a face mask that lights up when it detects coronavirus

[Andy Meek]

• One of the keys to keeping the spread of coronavirus under control as states and cities move to reopen gradually in the coming days will be whether their populations largely embrace the wearing of face masks when they venture out into public.
• Along those lines, one group of researchers is testing whether they can develop a face mask that does more than simply cover your face -- it would actually alert you to the presence of coronavirus.
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With the coronavirus crisis set to enter a new chapter, as states and locales around the US begin a gradual process of opening back up again while trying to strike a balance between that and living with the COVID-19 virus, face masks are being regarded as a key piece of what comes next.

If you live in some of the states and areas of the country where people are gradually being allowed to go back out into public again -- and assuming you actually want to -- you will increasingly see signs posted by businesses that mandate face masks and social distancing if you come inside. In fact, a group of some 100 medical professionals that includes Nobel prize winners has signed on to an open letter urging the mandating of face masks for everyone who goes out in public or to their job. Uber drivers and employees now have to wear face masks, and Apple has been working to make it easier to use iOS and Face ID while wearing a face mask. Meanwhile, there's a new kind of face mask in the works that's vastly different than the kind most people are wearing right now -- and might even have the potential to save your life.

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