A Swiss team has spent the past two years developing a transparent, breathable material that it hopes will replace traditional face masks. With the spread of the coronavirus, face masks have become… ...

These wooden masks, used in an ancient form of Japanese theater called Noh, were made to be expressionless. But performers are charged with using slight and subtle movements to reveal the hidden ...

Normal face masks prevent deaf and hearing-impaired people from reading lips and facial cues. Transparent masks are the answer, and users hope their rising popularity will bring their cost down.

To combat this a Swiss startup company, Hmcare, has begun developing transparent – and importantly, breathable and won't fog up – surgical face masks, called the HelloMask, which recently ...

Material once destined to star on stage is now protecting some of those most at risk. The Raleigh Little Theatre is turning costumes into face coverings.