Laser-Textured Metal Surfaces Kill Bacteria Faster  

Share this on WhatsApp Copper surfaces kill microbes that come into contact with them in a matter of hours. A new technique makes the familiar metal even deadlier—by zapping it with lasers. Bacteria “are becoming more aggressive and resistant to therapeutics; it’s the same thing for viruses,” says Rahim Rahimi, a materials engineer at Purdue … Continue reading Laser-Textured Metal Surfaces Kill Bacteria Faster