A new weapon in the fight against superbugs | David Brenner

Since the widespread use of antibiotics began in the 1940s, we’ve tried to develop new drugs faster than bacteria can evolve — but this strategy isn’t working. Drug-resistant bacteria [...]

This UV Lamp Could Prevent the Flu Virus From Spreading in Public Places

Researchers have developed an ultraviolet (UV) lamp that kills the influenza virus but isn’t harmful to human skin or eyes, according to a new study in Scientific Reports. They hope [...]

Kryptolights’ New Tech Called the ‘Kryptonite to Pathogens’ Aims to Help Protect Businesses, At-Risk Populations

PHOENIX, January 8, 2021 (Newswire.com) – Kryptolights has announced the launch of commercial and residential products utilizing revolutionary Far-UV (ultraviolet) technology. Discovered six years ago by Columbia University scientists, this [...]

Battling COVID-19 using UV light

As the deadly COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world with no end in sight, new ways in which to stop the spread or mitigate the effects [...]

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COVID-19: UV light may be used to sterilise high-risk indoor environments

London: Using computer simulations, scientists have shown that the relatively safer far-ultraviolet C (UVC) light can be used to disinfect in-room air, an advance that may pave the way for [...]

Crystal IS takes to the air again, working UV-C LEDs into Healthe ceiling luminaires to fight coronavirus (UPDATED)

Once again, UV-C LED maker Crystal IS has worked its chips inside of a ceiling-mounted air circulation system to deactivate the coronavirus in occupied rooms. This time, however, the [...]

Occupant Health Hinges On Indoor Air Quality

This year’s traditional cold and flu season is overshadowed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The virus continues to disrupt all aspects of life outside the home even as multiple [...]

There’s a third way to minimize COVID exposure besides masks and distancing. Let’s start using it

There is nothing normal about what some people are calling the “new normal.” Humans are gregarious. For millions of years we have eaten together, celebrated together, and played together. [...]

Keeping Covid at bay: You can now disinfect indoor environment by using safe UV light, says study

LONDON: Using computer simulations, scientists have shown that the relatively safer far-ultraviolet C (UVC) light can be used to disinfect in-room air, an advance that may pave the way [...]

Safe ultraviolet light could be used to sterilise high-risk COVID-19 environments

Research at Cranfield University is paving the way for a new solution to kill aerosolised COVID-19 in enclosed environments such as hospitals and long-term care facilities. Computational modelling has [...]

Cleveland charter bus company first in nation to install UV light to help disinfect

CLEVELAND (WJW)– A local bus company is the first in the nation to install UV light to help disinfect the inside of their tour buses. read more: https://fox8.com/news/coronavirus/cleveland-charter-bus-company-first-in-nation-to-install-uv-light-to-help-disinfect/ [...]

Innovative new cart cleaning device uses far-UV light at Victoria grocery store

A piece of innovative COVID- 19 technology has rolled into a Victoria grocery store. It’s called the ‘Clean Cart’ and uses far- UV light to keep your shopping cart [...]

COVID-19: Safe UV light could be used to sterilise high-risk indoor environments, says study

Using computer simulations, scientists have shown that the relatively safer far-ultraviolet C (UVC) light can be used to disinfect in-room air, an advance that may pave the way for [...]

Far-UV Sterilray president says demand is high in pandemic

SOMERSWORTH — John Neister, president of Far-UV Sterilray, recalls that five years ago he and his team predicted the disinfection company’s products would be in high demand at the [...]

Far-UVC Light Luminaire

The CounterAct line of commercial ultraviolet (UV) disinfection luminaires from Christie is designed for use in cinemas, theme parks, museums, sports read more: https://www.ecmweb.com/lighting-control/article/21148670/faruvc-light-luminaire [...]

Senior Living Facility Group Trying Out New Ultraviolet Technology In Fight Against COVID-19

CHICAGO (CBS) — Of the 13,666 people in Illinois who have died of COVID-19 so far during the pandemic, almost half of those who passed were from long-term care [...]

Study Shows Ushio’s Care222(R) Lamps Effectively Inactivate SARS-CoV-2 (The COVID-19 Virus)

CYPRESS, CA / ACCESSWIRE / September 4, 2020 / ​​​Dr. Hiroki Ohge, Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, Hiroshima University Hospital, and a group of researchers led by Dr. Takemasa [...]

Far UV-C in the 200 – 225 nm range, and its potential for disinfection applications

This document was reviewed by a diverse committee of International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) members to ensure scientific accuracy and a fair representation of general consensus; however, it does not [...]

Can far-UVC light reduce the spread of COVID-19 indoors?

A decade or so ago, David Brenner, a professor of radiation biophysics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York began thinking about the problem of drug-resistant bacteria. [...]

The potential of far-ultraviolet light for the next pandemic

According to the physicist Charlie Ironside, our ability to deal with future deadly pandemics could be better – if we look to the far-ultraviolet. Jon Cartwright reports on a call to arms [...]

Type of UV Light Called Far-UVC is Safe to Use Around People and Kills >99.9% of Airborne Coronaviruses: Study

June 25, 2020 — More than 99.9% of seasonal coronaviruses present in airborne droplets were killed when exposed to a particular wavelength of ultraviolet light that is safe to [...]

http://www.sci-news.com/medicine/far-uvc-light-airborne-seasonal-coronaviruses-08586.html

A team of scientists at Columbia University Irving Medical Center has demonstrated that low doses of 222-nm far ultraviolet C (far-UVC) light inactivate 99.9% of aerosolized seasonal coronaviruses HCoV-229E [...]

Far-UVC Light Safely Kills Airborne Coronaviruses

More than 99.9% of seasonal coronaviruses present in airborne droplets were killed when exposed to a particular wavelength of ultraviolet light that is safe to use around humans, a new [...]

Type of UV Light Called Far-UVC is Safe to Use Around People and Kills >99.9% of Airborne Coronaviruses: Study

June 25, 2020 — More than 99.9% of seasonal coronaviruses present in airborne droplets were killed when exposed to a particular wavelength of ultraviolet light that is safe to [...]

Repetitive irradiation with 222nm UVC shown to be non-carcinogenic and safe for sterilizing human skin

Joint research between Kobe University and Ushio Inc. has provided proof for the first time in the world that direct and repetitive illumination from 222nm ultraviolet radiation C (UVC), [...]

How this Far-UVC germkiller robot will battle COVID-19

A technology startup has begun marketing two-wheel robots equipped with movable germicidal lamps to emit a safe form of ultraviolet light called Far-UVC to sanitize hard-to-reach areas in subway trains, [...]

Barons Bus sees UV light as ‘the best way’ to disinfect coaches

“We have the ability to continuously disinfect while the bus is going down the road. That’s very different from the sprays and everything else, just because you have to [...]

Could Far-UV Light Provide Widespread Disinfection of Airborne Viruses?

A short-wavelength ultraviolet light technology, beyond the decades-old mercury lamp, may be the most promising breed of UV yet studied for killing airborne coronavirus and other viruses and bacteria. [...]

COVID-19: UV radiation and infection control

Ultraviolet radiation may be a key component in preventing the spread of COVID-19. The tactical application of ultraviolet (UV) radiation to disinfect surfaces, objects, water and air has become [...]

Space Needle preparing to reopen with new sanitation equipment in place

When the Space Needle in Seattle reopens after being closed during the coronavirus pandemic, visitors will almost immediately notice new safety precautions. https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/space-needle-safety-measures/281-554261eb-7828-4b23-83b1-f93ec47d9e05 [...]

Study finds UV disinfection solution is safe for human exposure

The study, led by Dr. Ryosuke Kuroda, chairman and professor of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, is the first study on the safety [...]

COVID Tech Spotlight: Potential UV-Light Breakthrough

When airborne droplets laden with COVID-19 were exposed to a specific wavelength of ultraviolet light, more than 99.9 percent of the viral particles were killed, according to new research [...]

189th AW receives UV light disinfectant system; first in DOD

PJ Piper, FAR UV Technologies prepares for an ultraviolet installment in one of many facilities across the 189th Airlift Wing, Julyl 16, 2020, at Little Rock Air Force Base, [...]

What is UV light, and can it kill the coronavirus on surfaces? Here’s everything you need to know

Ultraviolet light technology is becoming more popular among companies that are implementing a multi-tactic approach to combat the coronavirus. On July 29, JetBlue Airways revealed the Honeywell UV Cabin System, [...]

Scientists Want to Know More About Using UV Light to Fight COVID-19 Spread

https://khn.org/news/scientists-want-to-know-more-about-using-uv-light-to-fight-covid-19-spread/High up near the ceiling, in the dining room of his Seattle-area restaurant, Musa Firat recently installed a “killing zone” — a place where swaths of invisible electromagnetic energy [...]

COVID-19 Explainer: What Is Far UV-C Light, And Can It Kill The Coronavirus On Surfaces?

According to experts, Ultraviolet (UV) light of the wavelength 222 nanometre called Far UV-C can kill coronavirus without harming humans https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/covid-19-outbreak-explained-what-is-far-uvc-light-and-can-it-detect-kill-the-coronavirus-on-surfaces-48253/ [...]

Can ultraviolet light fight COVID-19?

While we all hope for a coronavirus vaccine, many of us are keen to go about our day-to-day lives again. Physical distancing and hand washing have helped limit the [...]

Kobe University and Ushio Prove 222 nm Far UV-C Light Reduces Bacterial Counts and Causes No Damage on Human Skin

Ushio and a research group from Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine have completed a study proven that irradiation of filtered 222 nm UV-C light on human skin reduces [...]