[TheForge] Copper vs. coronavirus

[Walter]

Interesting but I wonder if this is almost immediately defeated by the 
copper corroding?

On 4/10/2020 4:36 PM, Rob Fertner wrote:
> https://phys.org/news/2020-04-metal-surfaces-instant-bacteria-killers.html
> Purdue University engineers have created a laser treatment method that could
> potentially turn any metal surface into a rapid bacteria killer-
> just by giving the metal's surface a different texture.
>
> According to this article, a copper surface normally takes hours to kill off
> bacteria, but after this laser treatment
> the copper immediately kills off the bacteria. I can see a coming fad in
> kitchen countertops coming in the future.
>
> Rob
> Wichita, KS
>
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