PITTSBURGH — The coronavirus pandemic has created a demand for cleaning wipes, sprays and even ultraviolet-C or UV-C devices. UV-C technology has been used as a cleaning tool in hospitals for years.

The airborne transmission of infectious respiratory diseases was thrust into the mainstream thanks to the pandemic. Air was identified as a primary transporter of exhaled droplets, which transmit ...

As the threat of measles and other infectious diseases continue to make headlines, more and more building and facility managers are searching for ways to reduce the threat from contagious airborne ...

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 ...

Photonic devices operating in the ultraviolet UV-C range (100−280 nm) have diverse applications from super-resolution microscopy to optical communications, and their advances promise to unlock new ...

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 ...

2020 saw the world rocked by widespread turmoil, as a virulent new pathogen started claiming lives around the globe. The COVID-19 pandemic saw a rush on masks, air filtration systems, and hand ...

Now more than ever, keeping things sanitized is on everyone’s minds. But wiping everything down with bleach isn’t practical (or even necessary in some cases) and hand sanitizer can only do so much. UV ...

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 ...