Let’s be honest, it’s a germ-filled world out there for us travelers, and sometimes taking a quick shot of airborne won’t do the trick. For those of you who want a little more protection from those horrible little microbes, there’s the Zadro Nano:

“If you’re concerned about germs on a hotel telephone, in an airport bathroom or at a restaurant table, zap them with the Zadro Nano ($79.99). It uses ultraviolet light to disinfect any surface in about 10 seconds, making it 99 percent germ-free.”

I am, by no means, an expert on ultraviolet light technology, but the Zadro Nano made it on to MSNBC’s 20 Great Travel Gadgets and there are claims that the Zadro Nano has been proven to combat a range of bacteria and viruses including:

“Bacteria: Escherichia Coli (E-Coli), Staphylococcus albus, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, B. Parathphosus, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Ebertbella typhosa, Dysentery bacili, Streptococcus hemolyticus and many others. Viruses: MS2 and H5N1 viruses”

So there you have it. There might finally be a product out there for the germaphobe inside us all.