The invisible light can kill viruses and pathogens like the one that causes COVID-19, but experts are raising alarms about the potential safety risks. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a ...

In developing countries, UVC is often used to help purify drinking water. Its reputation is established as a reliable killer ...

(CNN) --The ads are everywhere - germicidal ultraviolet lights that can disinfect surfaces and perhaps help stop transmission of coronavirus. But how well do they work? Maybe not as well as people may ...

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 ...

The recognition that respiratory pathogens which cause COVID-19 were transmitted through airborne mechanisms was a critical insight into the nature of the disease and the need to decontaminate ...

HAI Solutions, a leading innovator in ultraviolet (UVC) microbial reduction medical devices, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted De Novo classification for its ...

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 ...

UVC lamps on the ceilings at an airport. (Courtesy: http://www-star.st-and.ac.uk/~kw25/research/UVC/UVC.html) Far ultraviolet-C light can reduce the level of airborne ...

Brian Cooley is CNET's Editor at large and has been with the brand since 1995. He currently focuses on electrification of vehicles but also follows the big trends in smart home, digital healthcare, 5G ...

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.