If you were wondering how you could possibly clean your hands often, you might be suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Certain people with OCD (not all) suffer from repetitive thoughts about contamination which makes them wash their hands several times over using soap and water. This often leads to bruised skin and terrible mental state.

Here is something could not only help the people with OCD, but also those who work in hospitals and at other places. Instead of suing soap and water several times over, one can now use put their hands inside a plasma sanitizer. Plasma is the same luminous gas found in TVs and neon signs, and at room temperature they kill bacteria and virus.

Gregor Morfill at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching, Germany created several prototypes. Apparently, it even works on athlete’s foot and hands. It will also kill fungi, and thus it would ward off diseases which are highly infectious. It is still in a prototype stage and may require a considerable time in order to be developed commercially. Let us just wait and watch!

Via: NY Times