Focus Taiwan
Date: 04/26/2020
By: Chen Chih-chung and Elizabeth Hsu

Taipei, April 26 (CNA) As face masks are becoming an essential accessory amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, an expert in physics from a Taiwanese university has shared his knowledge and DIY skills to construct an ultraviolet ray mask disinfection device using common household appliances such as aluminum foil and old lampshades.

Chen Chiu-min (陳秋民), an associate professor at Soochow University in Taipei, is known to his students and colleagues for his skill in making household utensils out of recycled materials, dubbing him "MacGyver" at Soochow.

MacGyver is a character in the namesake American television series aired from 1985 to 1992, who was featured as a secret agent good at using his extraordinary talent for his extensive knowledge of using tools at hand to solve problems.

Recently, Chen made a simple disinfection system using aluminum foil, an old lampshade, a plastic washbasin and a 20-watt UV lightbulb that he said he purchased for only a few hundred Taiwan dollars.    [FULL  STORY]