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Transparent wooden smart window blocks 100% UV light without using electricity

Researchers in South Korea have developed a wood-based smart window that adjusts light, blocks harmful ultraviolet radiation, ...
Labroots

Using UV light to destroy SAR-CoV-2 viruses

A team of researchers at the University of Southampton have uncovered new details about how to use ultraviolet light to destroy the viral particles that cause COVID-19 disease, particular particles ...
East Bay Times

EBMUD adopts new UV light technology to combat water quality threats

ORINDA – The East Bay Municipal Utility District’s newest $325 million addition to the Orinda Water Treatment Plant centers around a high-tech plan to use ultraviolet light as the primary ...
The Brighterside of News on MSN

Scientists develop smart transparent woods that block UV and save energy

Researchers in the Republic of Korea are pushing smart-window design beyond glass. Professor Sung Ho Song at Kongju National ...
Science Daily

Less than a trillionth of a second: Ultrafast UV light could transform communications and imaging

Researchers have built a new platform that produces ultrashort UV-C laser pulses and detects them at room temperature using ...
Yahoo

Pink squirrels and green sharks—why do so many animals ‘glow’ in UV light?

Shine an ultraviolet flashlight on flying squirrels, and they glow bright pink. Catch a scorpion on a full moon, and you’ll notice that it’s a haunting blue. Rays and sharks can turn neon green, while ...