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Published online 13 May 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050509-14
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Catalytic reaction zaps bacteria
Hospitals could benefit from a tube that vaporizes microbes.
A mottled glass tube bathed in ultraviolet light may prove a great help to hospitals by keeping dangerous bacteria out of their air. Scientists have developed a simple, reusable device that can knock out more than 99% of microbes in air conditioners.
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