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 ...

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 ...

Ultraviolet light is well-known for its ability to kill germs, including ones that cause food to spoil. And while there doesn't tend to be any food-preserving UV light in our refrigerators, a new ...

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Germicidal lamps are designed to destroy viruses and bacteria using ultraviolet light. But not just any UV light will work, and I came across an example of a lamp that was advertised as germicidal but ...

The Boston piano bar where Edward Nardell sings cabaret songs would typically be an ideal setting for airborne diseases to spread. But Nardell and his audience are protected from the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Banner image: UV light being emitted by a krypton chloride excimer lamp, fueled by molecules moving between different states of energy. (Credit: Linden Research Group) A specific wavelength of ...

For a long time, offset lithographic pressrooms have been reaping the benefits of curing inks and coatings with ultraviolet (UV) radiation instead of drying them with spray powder and/or heat. The end ...