LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Lots of sunshine in the forecast means a high UV index. The UV Index, or ultraviolet light index, is used to measure the strength of the ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

Scientists have long known that ultraviolet light can kill pathogens on surfaces and in air and water. UV robots are used to disinfect empty hospital rooms, buses and trains; UV bulbs in HVAC systems ...

A series of cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) that come in bright white and UV types are targeting applications such as hand-held instrumentation, purification systems, optical readers, scanners, ...

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 ...

High up near the ceiling, in the dining room of his Seattle-area restaurant, Musa Firat recently installed a "killing zone" — a place where swaths of invisible electromagnetic energy penetrate the air ...

A person can still get sunburn on a cloudy day, as a high percentage of ultraviolet (UV) light still penetrates through clouds. People should still try to protect their skin as they would on a sunny ...