As a powerful solution against coronavirus strains, UVC light will become more relevant in our globalized world where pathogens like influenza can spread almost as ...

A bus being treated with ultraviolet light in Shanghai, China. Although types of UV light are already in use to decontaminate vehicles and indoor spaces, the wavelengths used are dangerous to people.

During the coronavirus pandemic, some are turning to ultraviolet light to disinfect objects, but how safe are they? And are they effective at fighting the coronavirus? The U.S. Food and Drug ...

UV light sanitizers are popping up as the answer to killing coronavirus on our hands and phones, but consumer devices may have more risks than they're worth. With man-made hand sanitizer in short ...

New research has revealed how light can be used to destroy infectious coronavirus particles that contaminate surfaces. Scientists are interested in how environments, such as surgeries, can be ...

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.

Ultraviolet light systems have started to gain popularity as a way to clean large swathes of schools quickly and frequently. For example, according to a February EdWeek Reseach Center survey, 13 ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The efficacy of a good face mask has been well-proven to ...

(CNN) --The ads are everywhere - germicidal ultraviolet lights that can disinfect surfaces and perhaps help stop transmission of coronavirus. But how well do they work? Maybe not as well as people may ...

Donald Milton tests people for colds and flu in his lab at the University of Maryland. Among other experiments, his students use a “sneeze machine” to measure how far viruses fly out of the nose and ...

The ads are everywhere – germicidal ultraviolet lights that can disinfect surfaces and perhaps help stop transmission of coronavirus. But how well do they work? Maybe not as well as people may think, ...

Newly developed light-emitting diodes capable of producing ultraviolet light offer a cheaper, more stable, and more durable alternative to current fluorescent lamps. In a scientific first, researchers ...