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  • COVID-19 Teck Resources Corning Vollebak Graphene Composites CityU Hong Kong

    Minerals and metals to heal a sick planet

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    4 was a year many will not forget, from the onset of COVID-19 in the spring, to the subsequent economic instability left in its wake. A silver lining to this challenging year, however, may be the innovations and inventions developed to combat the contagion and bring certainty back into people's lives. Turning to relatively unexplored technologies and chemistries, companies sought the natural antimicrobial powers of "medical" metals and minerals such as the natural...

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    Gear to protect athletes from coronavirus

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    Graphene Composites and G-Form are teaming up to develop and distribute athletic protective equipment that not only guards the wearer against blunt trauma but also from viruses such as COVID-19. G-Form already rides on the cutting-edge of technology when it comes to manufacturing comfortable athletic protective gear. The company's SmartFlex pads are constructed from materials that can change molecular structure on contact – soft when lightly touched, becoming harder with s...

  • Vollebak Full Metal Jacket copper antimicrobial coronavirus Covid 19 protection

    Copper materializes as post-COVID style

    A.J. Roan, For Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    From facemasks to "Full Metal Jackets", virus killing copper clothing is an emerging fashion trend for people looking to protect themselves as they venture out from the COVID-19 lockdown. Copper has been used to ward off illnesses for centuries and recent scientific research has confirmed that coronavirus and other microbes do not live long on copper surfaces. Now, clothing companies are weaving this antiviral metal into wearable textiles. United Kingdom-based Copper Clothing...