CIT image of facemask exhalation recognised as 'research image of the year'

'Talking Heads', recognised by Science Foundation Ireland for Research Image of the Year 2020. Picture: Dr Steven Darby and Dr Krishnakumar Chullipalliyalil along with Danielle Wilcox from Blackrock Castle Observatory

A photograph developed by researchers from Cork Institute of Technology's Blackrock Castle Observatory (CIT BCO) has been recognised as ‘research image of the year’ by the Science Foundation of Ireland (SFI).

The image, titled ‘Talking Heads’, shows how microscopic droplets can be emitted through facemasks and was taken using a technique normally applied in the field of astronomy.