-> Sanyo water kills germs
Sanyo Electric has come up with a new air purifier that electrolysises water in a unique way to create an active steam cloud to kill germs in communal rooms. The steam contains a mild form of hypochlorus acid, which has a disinfecting action. Sanyo says that used in classrooms, within 2 hours of the room being vacated, the air-borne bacterial levels are cut by 93%. ***Ed: While these units may be helpful in public spaces such as hospitals, we wonder if sanitizing the air we breathe with slightly acidic vapor is such a good idea. Sanyo reckons it has conducted tests on rooms full of people serviced by the device, but we suspect that negative effects will show up later rather than sooner.**