Although hand dryers do produce carbon emissions, studies have shown warm air dryers (which rely on evaporation) generate up to 70% more emissions than newer, fast jet dryers (which force out a rush ...

It comes after another study last year found antibacterial handwash is NO better than soap, and cold ... a hot-air dryer, you are drastically increasing the chance of leaving with your hands ...

"Super fast" hand dryers may reduce people's time spent in a public toilet but for some the devices are causing "unwelcome stress", researchers said. The "ultra rapid" cold air hand dryers can ...

Next to the dryers, bacteria persisted in the air well beyond the 15 second hand-drying time, with approximately half (48%) of the Lactobacilli collected more than five minutes after drying ended.

Dyson - the British engineering group - has unveiled a device that combines a high-speed hand dryer with hot and cold ... with its existing standalone cold air hand driers, but is more expensive ...

Every flush of an uncovered toilet sends fecal matter flying into the air, science tells us ... best step may be to ditch high-powered hand dryers. Bathrooms with jet dryers can host five ...

TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new study has found that high-speed air hand dryers can spread bacteria from poorly washed hands to clothing and surfaces beyond the bathroom. The study ...

But the authors did add: “Potential human pathogens were recovered from plates exposed to hand dryer air whether or not a ... is no better than soap, and cold water kills as many germs as ...