Technology spin-off from long-running research aboard the International Space Station is opening up a new way to keep hospital patients safe from infections.
Using plasma -- electrically charged gas -- Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics director Gregor Morfill is developing ways to kill bacteria and viruses that can cause infections in hospitals.
"What we have with plasma is the possibility to supplement our own immune system," says Dr Morfill.
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