They might feel like the most hygienic option when it comes to drying hands (after all they’ve been installed in most public toilets) but hand dryers have been found to blast E.coli and traces of ...

Using a hand dryer is typically considered to be one of the least nasty stages of using a public bathroom. You’ve just washed your hands, and (usually) don’t have to touch anything to use one, so the ...

Discover why cold plasma technology could be a potential new gold standard in bathroom hygiene—offering not just drying, but ...

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 ...

Want to dry your hands but keep them clean after you've washed them? Those hot air hand dryers in bathrooms may be blowing it. And by it, I mean bacteria and other gunk. Also, a study published in the ...

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, ...

But while everyone agrees that thoroughly washing your hands is hugely important for avoiding disease, there’s actually little agreement on the cleanest method for drying your hands afterward. When I ...

In addition to waiting on long lines, one of the worst things about public bathrooms is having to use the same sink faucets and hand dryers that dozens before you have touched. A new gadget on ...

Remember how much fun it was to use the Dyson Airblade the first time you saw one? The Robo-Washer steps up the game by doing the washing part for you as well. 360-degree jets of high pressure soapy ...