Face masks — the unofficial symbol of the COVID-19 pandemic — are leveling up. A mask outfitted with special electronics can detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and other airborne ...

CAMBRIDGE (CBS) -- Face masks have been an important part of keeping people safe during the pandemic - but what if they could do even more? MIT and Harvard University engineers say they've designed a ...

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when mask mandates became commonplace both in public and in private, tech vendors began selling products they claimed could detect whether someone was ...

A study of 65 face recognition algorithms on masked photos found they were as good as the top performers in 2017 with no masks. Alfred Ng Senior Reporter / CNET News Alfred Ng was a senior reporter ...

A recent development in the realm of facial recognition technology addresses the challenges posed by face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, promising to recognize the face despite the mask, as ...

In a recent study published in the Matter journal, researchers demonstrated the detection of respiratory infectious diseases using bioelectronic masks. Study: Wearable bioelectronic masks for wireless ...