Every flush of an uncovered toilet sends fecal matter flying into the air, science tells us, a phenomenon known as "toilet plume." That makes hand washing in shared restrooms particularly important, ...

It’s long been suspected that hand dryers, especially those quick-drying ones that blast hot air known as jet dryers, are actually way worse at keeping our hands and bathrooms free of disease-causing ...

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Jet hand dryers may dry your hands more effectively than paper towels, but the former actually spreads a lot more germs, a new study found. Researchers from University of Westminster in London had ...

Airborne contaminants, dirty toilet seats, mold, and mildew: Long before the coronavirus pandemic came around, the hygiene-focused among us knew public washrooms are grimy places. Drying hands is an ...

A recent study in the Journal of Applied Microbiology says that when it comes to spreading germs in public restrooms, jet hand dryers are king of the vectors. The study compared virus dispersal among ...

Next time you finish washing your hands in a public bathroom, you may want to think twice when you choose between a jet hand dryer and paper towels. According to a study published in the Journal of ...

Every flush of an uncovered toilet sends fecal matter flying into the air, science tells us, a phenomenon known as "toilet plume." That makes hand washing in shared restrooms particularly important, ...

Sticking your hands into a Dyson Airblade — those super-effective hand dryers often found at fancy restaurants and train stations — is kind of magical. The machine's opposing "blades" of air slice the ...

LONDON — A research study seems to show that jet air hand dryers, which are designed to be more efficient than warm air hand dryers and towels are very germy. The University of Westminster researchers ...