Ultraviolet light has a long history as a disinfectant, and the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is readily rendered harmless by UV light. The question is how best to harness UV light to fight ...

Fresh-Aire UV, which makes ultraviolet light products designed to improve indoor air quality (IAQ), experienced healthy annual growth for several years through 2019. Then, the coronavirus pandemic ...

Now that we know the virus that causes COVID-19 can be transmitted via aerosol (tiny particles in the air that can hang around for a long time), researchers and engineers globally have turned their ...

Over the past few years, there’s been an increased focus on HVAC systems found in healthcare facilities. To some, like Eddie Rodriguez, senior product manager at Danfoss Turbocor, this focus stems ...

Researchers have demonstrated that certain N95 respirators tainted with COVID-19 can be effectively and safely decontaminated for reuse using ultraviolet-C light (UV-C), a method commonly utilized for ...

The use of UV light as a method to sterilize areas and reduce the transmission of pathogens was first proposed in 1878 by Arthur Downes and Thomas P. Blunt. Soon after, the first recorded use of UV ...