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 ...

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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 ...

Continuous low doses of far ultraviolet C (far-UVC) light can kill airborne flu viruses without harming human tissues, according to a new study at the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia ...

These images show cells infected with the flu. The cells were exposed to increasing doses of far-UVC light, which killed the virus. Infected cells are green, and uninfected cells are blue. A special ...

Several UVC lighting suppliers recently introduced far-UVC 222-nanometer lamps. But their products are based on an earlier generation of technology requiring the use of excimer bulbs that are large, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Gold writes about wellness design and related housing topics. When Covid reached the U.S. in force earlier this year, very ...

Far-UVC light doesn't really discriminate between coronavirus types, so we expected that it would kill SARS-CoV-2 in just the same way. Since SARS-CoV-2 is largely spread via droplets and aerosols ...

A researcher says far-UVC light could be a public health breakthrough. A researcher at Columbia University says he may have a "public health breakthrough" in the fight against the novel coronavirus.

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s mention Thursday of treating COVID-19 with ultraviolet light was part of a rambling digression that included speculation about administering disinfectants to patients, ...

Tokyo — New lighting technology being pioneered in the U.S. and Japan may help to make riding the subway, going to school or moving through other public spaces as safe as a walk around the living room ...