C&EN

Germicidal UV lamps: A trade-off between disinfection and air quality

When winter chill strikes, people stay indoors more often, giving airborne pathogens — such as SARS-CoV-2 and influenza — prime opportunities to spread. Germicidal ultraviolet (GUV) lamps can help ...
Science Daily

Germicidal UV lamps: A trade-off between disinfection and air quality, study finds

When winter chill strikes, people stay indoors more often, giving airborne pathogens -- such as SARS-CoV-2 and influenza -- prime opportunities to spread. Germicidal ultraviolet (GUV) lamps can help ...
Gizmodo

Virus-Killing UV Lamps Are Burning People’s Eyes, Doctors Warn

A robot disinfects a room with ultraviolet light (UV-C) in Madrigalejo del Monte, near Burgos, Spain on May 12, 2020. Photo: CESAR MANSO/AFP (Getty Images) Ultraviolet lamps meant to kill viruses and ...
Time

This UV Lamp Could Prevent the Flu Virus From Spreading in Public Places

Researchers have developed an ultraviolet (UV) lamp that kills the influenza virus but isn’t harmful to human skin or eyes, according to a new study in Scientific Reports. They hope the technology can ...
New York Post

People are damaging their eyes trying to kill COVID-19 with UV lamps

Doctors presented multiple cases of ultraviolet-photokeratitis caused by the increasingly popular germicidal lamps used during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute People trying to kill ...