Chinese architect Sun Dayong has created a coronavirus shield that acts as a bubble protecting the user from the most recent spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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The shield titled Be a Bat Man, uses UV light to sterilise itself, and offers a mobile safety device for “people who are exposed to the dangerous situation during the coronavirus emergency, says Sun Dayong, co-founder of Penda.
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Dayong designed the concept inspired by the structure of bat wings, further calling into question that bats may have originally hosted the virus before it jumped to humans.
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“The outbreak of coronavirus disease has deprived us of the sense of security we used to have, and put us in sore need of a shell that can wrap us up and distance ourselves from the world,” adds Dayong.
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The shield would comprise of carbon fibre and a PVC film that would stretch between the supports, much like the membrane of a bat’s wing.
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Wires embedded in the plastic would heat up to a temperature high enough to kill bacteria, creating a sterile environment for the user.
“The coronavirus will be killed by temperatures of 56 degrees Celcius. The PVC film cover is like our car windshields – there are heater wires in between the glass for heat, or the ice and snow in the winter,” according to Dezeen.
“But sure, we still need to do a lot of work with engineers for the real production.”
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Dayong hopes to convert his ‘bat shields’ into a reality, thinking they could be upgraded with Google Glass technology.