In a move to accelerate the making of next-generation face masks, two federal health agencies invited innovators to design comfortable, mass-producible protective options. Promising concepts will be ...

Since COVID struck in late 2019, countless companies ranging from Gap to Nike to Apple began designing and producing masks and other PPE. Most of them were simple, low-tech accessories—many of which ...

Masks are a crucial tool in the fight against COVID-19, but most of them are horribly designed (or alternatively, are just about the looks): they’re stuffy, they cause maskne, they fog up your glasses ...

The push for boosting the supply of face masks for healthcare workers treating people during the coronavirus outbreak has people thinking out of the box. Businesses such as Gap, Inc. and other ...

Discarded face masks are an environmental problem. UC Davis students are developing a biodegradable alternative to the N95 mask. (Getty Images) The COVID-19 pandemic has made face masks an everyday ...

When students at Greentree Elementary were each challenged to design a hockey goalie mask that reflected their interests and personality, fourth grader Diana Velarde didn't quite know where to start.