New clinical research on the efficacy of ultraviolet light disinfection technology will be presented at the 42nd Annual Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Educational ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Disinfecting a classroom in minutes. A fancy piece of tech aims to do just that! It’s part of a cleaning campaign to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Clark County School District ...

Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health in June will roll out new high-tech sanitizing devices that use ultraviolet light to disinfect hospital rooms across its eight-hospital network. The health system ...

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 ...

While awaiting full access to their labs due to COVID-19 restrictions, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have taken this rare opportunity to report the technical ...

We first heard about the disinfecting powers of UV-C light (ultraviolet light with a wavelength between 200 and 280 nanometers — and the same light that causes sunburn and skin-cell mutation in humans ...

The use of UV light as a method to sterilize areas and reduce the transmission of pathogens was first proposed in 1878 by Arthur Downes and Thomas P. Blunt. Soon after, the first recorded use of UV ...