Looking to sterilize something? Give it a good blast of the old UV-C. Ultraviolet radiation in the shortest wavelength band breaks down DNA and RNA, so it’s a great way to kill off any nasties that ...

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 ...

As the threat of measles and other infectious diseases continue to make headlines, more and more building and facility managers are searching for ways to reduce the threat from contagious airborne ...

Can the type of ultraviolet light known as UV-C light kill the novel coronavirus? Manufacturers are not making that claim … yet. UV-C has a proven track record of neutralizing a range of ...

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and the International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) recently partnered in an effort to assemble experts in the measurement of ultraviolet C-band (UV-C) ...

Ultraviolet light has a long history as a disinfectant, and the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is readily rendered harmless by UV light. The question is how best to harness UV light to fight ...

The application of modulated UV-C light to guavas—emitted in pulses or cycles rather than continuously—combated anthracnose. This fungal disease is caused by microorganisms belonging to the ...

Researchers have demonstrated that certain N95 respirators tainted with COVID-19 can be effectively and safely decontaminated for reuse using ultraviolet-C light (UV-C), a method commonly utilized for ...

Delivering stable UV measurement in extreme environments up to 250°C with GaN-based technologyStrengthening its industrial UV ...