Translation tools, air purifiers: face masks go high-tech
Publication date 21 October 2020 | 21:54 | ICT

From monitoring vital signs to filtering filthy air and even translating speech into other languages, the coronavirus-fuelled boom in mask-wearing has spawned an unusual range of high-tech face coverings.

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