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 ...

Science suggests that high-tech hand dryers may actually be "microbial catapults" that blast bacteria back onto your skin.

The assignment from Nichole Ward’s microbiology professor was simple: Choose a location, open a petri dish for three minutes and observe what grew over the next two days. No one’s sample came back ...

Electric hand dryers are eco-friendly — but may hide a dirty secret. In an effort to save the environment, public restrooms have begun offering electric hand dryers in place of paper towels, but a ...

EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Excel Dryer has upgraded to electrostatic HEPA filtration, which is an optional feature for their XLERATOR ® hand dryer models and is now available in its ...

A Canadian eighth-grader's science experiment raises questions about whether hand dryers, like the ones found in public restrooms around the world, can damage the hearing of young children. The study, ...

Are hand dryers in public restrooms blowing bacteria back on your freshly washed hands as you're drying them? PIX11 collected samples from a variety of restrooms in the city and, working with a ...

A biologist has warned that public bathroom hand dryers could do more harm than good. After using a public bathroom, it is vital to thoroughly wash your hands with soapto help eliminate any bacteria ...

Next time you wash your hands in a public restroom, you may want to think twice about heading towards the hand dryers. A viral video circulating on TikTok reveals what happens if you use a hot-air ...

Want to hear something gross? Well, the news may come from your public restroom. No, it’s not the toilet seats or the countertops where people wash their hands but try looking at the contactless hand ...