The masks Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt and others wear in Mission: Impossible movies seem like spy fantasy, but 3D printers, face scans, and deepfakes make the impossible possible.

A real-life superhero mask that can boost the vision and hearing of its wearer has been revealed. Created by students at the Royal College of Art, the masks contain sensors to augment the person's ...

But there is a dearth of data on how effective masks are in preventing actual covid-19 cases in real-life conditions, where masks are worn sporadically and, all too often, incorrectly.