UK's Heathrow airport deploys robots and handrail devices for UV disinfection
15 July 2020
The UK's largest airport will use UV robots at night to kill viruses and bacteria
UV disinfection
The authors suggest that placing UVC light sources at ventilation systems and rooms not in use, without direct optical paths to humans, helps reduce virus propagation. Credit: Nacho Gaubert
Researchers advocate for use of UV light in Covid-19 disinfection
30 June 2020
A study involved experts in the fields of virology, immunology, aerosols, architecture, and physics, analyse possible methods to prevent Sars-Cov-2 propagation indoors
Prototype of the UVC LED irradiation system with 118 LEDs. The inset shows a detail of the LED array (©FBH/P. Immerz)
UV sterilisation device being tested for use on human skin
27 May 2020
An LED irradiation system has been developed at the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut in Berlin that aims to kill microorganisms with ultra-short wave UV light. The researchers anticipate that the UV light emitted from their device will not be harmful to human skin
Scrutinising craze for UV Covid-19 disinfection
6 May 2020
With increased interest in using UV light to deactivate viruses, Robert Yeo, director at Pro-lite Technology, discusses the safety and effectiveness of UVC devices
UV light solutions deployed in fight against Covid-19
20 March 2020
The robots guide themselves around hospital rooms irradiating surfaces with UV light, which disinfects and kills viruses and bacteria.
