In many industries and occupations, from HVAC installation to agriculture, ensuring water, air, and various surfaces are sterile is often critical. However, not all methods of sterilization are ...

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 ...

Claire Gillespie is an experienced health and wellness writer. Her work appears across several publications including SELF, Women’s Health, Health, Vice, Headspace, and The Washington Post. UV ...

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 ...

It is the short-wavelength light emitted from the sun which splits into UV-A, UV-B, UV-C. UV-C is the shortest one which has the germicidal effect. UV-C is good in breaking molecular bonds, altering ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Hospitals have embraced ultraviolet (UV) lights as a cleaning tool for years, using large, industrial-grade machines to decontaminate rooms. Now, ...

Figure 1. Primary biological targets of UV exposure. The cartoon depicts the tissues and cell types susceptible to damage from UV lamp irradiation. Created with BioRender. “Despite the potential ...

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 ...

Your phone is filthy—riddled with more bacteria per square inch than a toilet seat or kitchen countertop. But unlike those surfaces, you can’t really spray and scrub a mobile device, can you? You need ...