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 ...

A team of researchers at the University of Southampton have uncovered new details about how to use ultraviolet light to destroy the viral particles that cause COVID-19 disease, particular particles ...

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, ...

Photo by Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit showing MTA's UV disinfecting technology, May 2020 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced an ultraviolet (UV) light pilot ...

Ultraviolet (UV) light is a form of electromagnetic radiation that has wavelengths from ten to 400 nanometers (nm), which is shorter than visible light, but longer than X-rays. People are commonly ...