During the coronavirus pandemic, some are turning to ultraviolet light to disinfect objects, but how safe are they? And are they effective at fighting the coronavirus? The U.S. Food and Drug ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Experts say UVC light can be used to disinfect surfaces affected by COVID-19 contamination. “I can go to bed now and I can sleep at nighttime knowing that I have done ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed many of our behaviours and attitudes towards infection control. Hand hygiene was one of the earliest and most adopted measures to counteract the spread ...

CARLSBAD, CA / ACCESSWIRE / May 29, 2020 / OPTEC International, Inc., (OTC PINK:OPTI) today announced the company has signed an exclusive distribution agreement for a new line of Far UVC LED ...

Researchers from MIT have developed a new way to keep shared spaces free of the coronavirus and other pathogens: a UVC light-equipped robot. UVC light is capable of disinfecting surfaces and ...

CARLSBAD, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 11, 2020 / OPTEC International, Inc., (OTC PINK:OPTI) today announced the Company will be introducing the OPTEC "Rover" Commercial UVC line of Disinfecting & ...

Patent-Pending UVC Purelight 360™ is Proven to Effectively Eliminate up to 99.9% of Pathogens MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Infectious disease specialists and lighting industry veterans unveiled today the ...

Most people think of ultraviolet light as the main reason for wearing sunscreen. Chris Proud, CEO at Safe Space Technologies in Pittsburgh, sees it as another weapon in the battle against the ...

With schools taking precautions against COVID-19, an effective tool in their arsenal is a new type of “germicidal” LED fixture. This specialized, enclosed LED fixture draws in air and irradiates it ...

Becker’s Healthcare recently spoke with Alice Brewer, director of clinical affairs for Tru-D SmartUVC, and Debra Hagberg, director of clinical affairs for PDI Healthcare, about what hospitals can do ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, ultraviolet radiation became one of the go-to methods for preventing the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, along with facemasks, hand sanitizer and social distancing.

The US manufacturer Bolb Inc has developed an LED for the first time that delivers an output power of 100mW at a UVC wavelength of 265nm. This means that the UVC LEDs distributed by LASER COMPONENTS ...