Airlines around the world require their cabin crew to wear face coverings to help protect them against Covid-19. However, those coverings can make the inflight experience a little less relaxing for passengers when interacting with crew, and make lipreading impossible for those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The EssentialTech Center at Swiss research institute and university, EPFL has developed a simple but effective solution: a fully transparent mask. The masks will soon be produced on an industrial scale, with a startup named HMCARE handling the marketing, backed with an initial US1.06m of funds to develop the manufacturing process