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 ...

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 ...

In an effort to combat the highly contagious novel coronavirus, people are turning to technology like ultraviolet light boxes and lamps to sanitize phones, masks, and other high-touch surfaces like ...

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 ...

As a powerful solution against coronavirus strains, UVC light will become more relevant in our globalized world where pathogens like influenza can spread almost as ...

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 ...