Redesigning Hand Sanitizer and Donating 7,000 Gallons to Fight Covid-19

Hand sanitizer was about to run dangerously low across the U.S. but charitable volunteers from Georgia Tech rescued it by turning to fuel-grade ethanol and a special FDA waiver. Then they donated 7,000 gallons to hospitals and nursing homes. Credit: Georgia Tech / Christopher Moore
Jun 15, 2020 - Atlanta, GA
It was so obvious the country was going to have a hand sanitizer crisis, but few wanted to acknowledge it.
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