DISEASE AIRCON
April 1st, 2002
BY MARK ROWETHE JAPANESE electronics giant Sharp says it has created an air conditioner that not only cools your office but also cleans up the air, cutting down on the colds and sniffles that plague air-conditioned environments.Tests carried out by scientists at the Japanese Ministry of Health and Labour Welfare, found that Sharp's air conditioner reduced the airborne bacteria count (E. coli and eumycetes) by 90 per cent in the space of one hour.The conditioners, known as plasmacluster units, also work for ridding a room of nitrogen oxide, a substance found in ...
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