The season of spookiness is almost here. But even after this year’s COVID-19 ridden Halloween activities are gone, these clever projects will still be around.

For now, though, all of these mostly do-it-yourself (DIY) projects are designed to either reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus or even destroy it. They will help ensure that this year’s October 31st activities do not become a super spreader event.

John Blyler is a Design News senior editor, covering the electronics and advanced manufacturing spaces. With a BS in Engineering Physics and an MS in Electrical Engineering, he has years of hardware-software-network systems experience as an editor and engineer within the advanced manufacturing, IoT and semiconductor industries. John has co-authored books related to system engineering and electronics for IEEE, Wiley, and Elsevier.