How ultraviolet light (UV) works as a disinfection technology depends upon the wavelength(s) being employed. The UVC band with a wavelength of 200-280nm has emerged as a viable solution for interior ...

SAN ANTONIO, June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — To support improved patient outcomes and reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections, the Healthcare Standards Institute (HSI), an American National ...

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 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 ...

Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder believe they have found a simple way to reduce common allergens from ...

SAN ANTONIO — With the coronavirus pandemic raging on, people are trying anything to keep the environment around them as free of germs as possible. Not all techniques are safe, but one company in San ...

Scientists have long known that ultraviolet light can kill pathogens on surfaces and in air and water. UV robots are used to disinfect empty hospital rooms, buses and trains; UV bulbs in HVAC systems ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. A patent-pending system worn under face masks to sanitize the air and neutralize live viruses such as COVID ...

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 ...

Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,200 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and ...

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 ...