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LONDON — A research study seems to show that jet air hand dryers, which are designed to be more efficient than warm air hand dryers and towels are very germy. The University of Westminster researchers ...

A study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection found bacterial contamination was lower in washrooms where paper towels were used for hand drying than in washrooms where jet air dryers were ...

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 ...

Even after hand washing, viruses can remain on a person’s skin. A recent, small scale study concludes that drying the hands with paper towels removes these pathogens more efficiently than jet dryers.

A recent study in the Journal of Applied Microbiology says that when it comes to spreading germs in public restrooms, jet hand dryers are king of the vectors. The study compared virus dispersal among ...

LONDON — A research study seems to show that jet air hand dryers, which are designed to be more efficient than warm air hand dryers and towels are very germy. The University of Westminster researchers ...

Sticking your hands into a Dyson Airblade — those super-effective hand dryers often found at fancy restaurants and train stations — is kind of magical. The machine's opposing "blades" of air slice the ...

A research study seems to show that jet air hand dryers, which are designed to be more efficient than warm air hand dryers and towels are very germy. The University of Westminster researchers ...