July is UV awareness month, a time to remind ourselves of the powerful impact the sun’s ultraviolet rays can have on our health. Here in the Lowcountry, where sunshine is part of our everyday ...

Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are a major challenge in everyday medical practice, as they often cannot be treated ...

High-energy UV light can kill mold, but it isn't the magic bullet you might think it is. Our experts explain.

The Spectrum UV from ASP Inc. is a unique, multi beam-color tactical flashlight. In addition to its primary white light, it offers red, blue and UV beams, as well as a low level and strobe, for a ...

Ultraviolet has very short and energetic wavelengths that are shorter than violet on the visible spectrum. But can people see UV?

UV light is commonly used to disinfect surfaces and kill bacteria -- but can it work against the coronavirus? Here's everything we know about its effectiveness.

The UV Index provides a measure of the sun's ultraviolet radiation, a short wavelength of light invisible to humans, that can cause sunburns. Sunburns are a factor that can lead to deadly health ...

This photon upconversion (UC) material can utilize visible light to successfully drive reactions that would conventionally need UV light, broadening the spectrum of utility for the former.

This means that the lenses adhere to the British Standards and have been manufactured to the right parameters to protect against the harmful UV light that can cause damage to the eye.

Ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy is a widely used technique in many areas of science ranging from bacterial culturing, drug identification and nucleic acid purity checks and quantitation, to ...

A new study found that exposure to the UV light can kill cells and cause mutations that are typically seen in skin cancer Ultraviolet (UV) nail polish dryers, typically used for gel manicures, can ...