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Dyson Pure Cool Air Purifier Test: Shockingly Bad | Review

2020-11-092021-01-08 Paddy Robertson 2 Comments

Dyson’s Pure Cool air purifier looks impressive. However a review of its clean air rating (CADR) reveals this filter does a poor job of providing clean air – the Dyson TP05 Pure Cool’s CADR comes in at just 164m3/hr. That means the Dyson Pure Cool air purifier out as much clean air as a $20 […]

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Dyson Pure Cool air Purifier Tower CADR Review

Does Wearing Surgical Masks With the Wrong Side Out Affect Their Ability to Capture Viruses?

2020-06-012020-09-22 Johnmin 8 Comments

Amid the rush for masks with the coronavirus, we’ve found that some people are wearing masks the wrong way round! But does wearing surgical masks the wrong way round affect their ability to capture viruses? Some online sources claim it doesn’t matter, like this one.   Surgical masks are made up of 3 layers, and […]

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Can Plants Filter Out PM2.5 Air Pollution From Our Homes?

2020-05-192020-07-15 Paddy Robertson 3 Comments

Can plants be useful substitutes for air purifiers? Data shows that plants aren’t great at removing VOCs from the air. Despite a NASA study showing that some plants like ivy, spider plants, aloe vera and bamboo palm could reduce VOC levels, real-home data shows otherwise. But how well can plants filter out particles from the […]

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What Are the Best Materials for Making DIY Masks?

2020-03-082020-10-23 Paddy Robertson 365 Comments

With masks sold out during the coronavirus outbreak, many people will have to make do with what some scientists have called “the last resort”: the DIY mask. Data shows that DIY and homemade masks are effective at capturing viruses. But if forced to make our own mask, what material is best suited to make a […]

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Best material fabric for making DIY masks to capture viruses

Can DIY Masks Protect Us From Coronavirus?

2020-03-042020-07-15 Paddy Robertson 226 Comments

DIY masks to protect against from viruses sounds like a crazy idea. Data shows masks work incredibly well, and they’re also really cheap. Surgical masks cost a few pennies, and they’re capable of filtering out 80% of particles down to 0.007 microns (14 times smaller than the coronavirus). However, the coronavirus outbreak brought with it […]

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Can Masks Capture Coronavirus Particles?

2020-02-042020-12-01 Paddy Robertson 88 Comments

With the outbreak of the coronavirus, many people are wondering if masks capture coronavirus particles. It’s a lot to ask billions of people around the world to become mask experts overnight. There is a lot of conflicting information. Do surgical masks capture coronavirus particles? Media outlets like US National Public Radio have claimed they don’t. Fortunately, […]

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Can homemade DIY and surgical masks protect against the coronavirus

Can Japanese Pitta Masks Protect Against Coronavirus?

2020-02-042020-07-18 Paddy Robertson 65 Comments

With the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, interest has surged in Japanese Pitta masks. Smart Air has received a flood of questions about how well they filter the coronavirus and other viruses.   The Japanese Pitta masks are sleek and incredibly popular, but there’s little information available on how well they filter out tiny […]

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Are Japanese Pitta Masks Effective Against Air Pollution? Review

2019-04-082020-07-15 Neo Kang Wei 10 Comments

In recent months, the Japanese Pitta masks have seen a surge in popularity in Chinese cities like Beijing and Shanghai, as well as in India, the US and South Korea.   They look sleek, but I wanted to review whether the Pitta masks actually work, and how effective is the Pitta Mask at filtering PM2.5, […]

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Do Masks Really Work in India’s Air Pollution?

2018-11-042020-09-14 Paddy Robertson 11 Comments

Every year when winter rolls around, a billion people in India are left breathing toxic, polluted air when on the streets. Be it in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata or Hyderabad, everyone is forced to become experts in a complicated scientific question to cope with the pollution: Do air pollution masks work? I’ve heard doubts from smart, […]

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Can air pollution masks help with India's air pollution?

Do Pollution Masks Really Work?

2017-12-202020-09-14 Thomas Talhelm 53 Comments

When a billion people in China (and quite a few expats) woke up to the severe air pollution in almost every city in China, it forced a billion people to become experts in a complicated scientific question: Do masks work? Since then, I’ve given talks with hundreds of people all around China about how to protect […]

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