For some time now, it’s been established that the primary route of SARS-CoV-2 transmission is airborne. Research suggests that contagious particles are released into the air and linger for several ...

The light at the end of the tunnel for the COVID-19 pandemic might just be overhead. A new study shows a hands-off approach using ultraviolet light, called far-UVC light, reduced transmission of ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Move over, Clorox. The latest COVID-19 cleaning craze appears to be UV light. Ultraviolet-C (UVC) devices are being used to blast away germs inside restaurants, subways and schools.

With an outer shell, a physical filter, and UV light filter, high-tech face masks cut quite the profile. Credit: UM Systems The harmful radiation we ordinarily avoid could help protect us from Covid.

Ultraviolet light can kill microscopic creatures like bacteria and viruses by destroying the molecular bonds in their genetic material. But UV light also damages human DNA, causing eye and skin damage ...

(CNN) --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 ...

NEW YORK, NY--Far-UVC light is a promising new technology for reducing airborne virus levels in occupied indoor spaces, but its effectiveness has not been evaluated in real-life scenarios. A new study ...

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 ...

When Covid reached the U.S. in force earlier this year, very little was known about the novel (as in new) coronavirus that caused it, other than its aggressive transmission rate and potential ...