Tokyo — New lighting technology being pioneered in the U.S. and Japan may help to make riding the subway, going to school or moving through other public spaces as safe as a walk around the living room ...

Ultraviolet (UV) light is a type of radiation. It has more energy than radio waves or visible light but less energy than X-rays or gamma rays. You can be exposed to UV light via natural sunlight or ...

Special ultraviolet light could be used to inactivate the coronavirus which causes COVID-19 in public places, say scientists who tested it on the germ's relatives. Certain wavelengths of UV light can ...

NEW YORK, NY--Far-UVC light is a promising new technology for reducing airborne virus levels in occupied indoor spaces, but its effectiveness has not been evaluated in real-life scenarios. A new study ...

Patent-Pending UVC Purelight 360™ is Proven to Effectively Eliminate up to 99.9% of Pathogens MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Infectious disease specialists and lighting industry veterans unveiled today the ...

Ultraviolet light can kill microscopic creatures like bacteria and viruses by destroying the molecular bonds in their genetic material. But UV light also damages human DNA, causing eye and skin damage ...

For some time now, it’s been established that the primary route of SARS-CoV-2 transmission is airborne. Research suggests that contagious particles are released into the air and linger for several ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has prompted significant economic, scientific, and public efforts to contain ...

Ultraviolet light technology is becoming more popular among companies that are implementing a multi-tactic approach to combat the coronavirus. On July 29, JetBlue Airways revealed the Honeywell UV ...

A desk with a laptop, writing supplies, and a UV sanitizing lamp - Anna Sadovskaia/Shutterstock Our phones, tablets, laptops, and remote controls are handled countless times throughout the day, and ...

With an outer shell, a physical filter, and UV light filter, high-tech face masks cut quite the profile. Credit: UM Systems The harmful radiation we ordinarily avoid could help protect us from Covid.