Looking to sterilize something? Give it a good blast of the old UV-C. Ultraviolet radiation in the shortest wavelength band breaks down DNA and RNA, so it’s a great way to kill off any nasties that ...

In a pandemic, people grow desperate for cures, so it’s no surprise that the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 has people searching for anything that might protect them. Where there’s demand, supply ...

UV light sanitizers are popping up as the answer to killing coronavirus on our hands and phones, but consumer devices may have more risks than they're worth. With man-made hand sanitizer in short ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The efficacy of a good face mask has been well-proven to ...

The pandemic means we’re all fixated on hygiene. Riding the coattails of our newfound obsession with cleanliness is a technology that for years has lurked in the background: ultraviolet light (UV).

Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,200 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and ...

Senior Vice President of Global Sales at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors and President and CEO at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Inc., in the U.S.A. Covid-19 has changed the way we live. Among its many impacts, ...

Researchers have built a new platform that produces ultrashort UV-C laser pulses and detects them at room temperature using atom-thin materials. The light flashes last just femtoseconds and can be ...