In the pathology of photodamage, visible light is a vital target of sun protection in darker skin and requires sun protection products that address this wavelength, independent of SPF.

A bus being treated with ultraviolet light in Shanghai, China. Although types of UV light are already in use to decontaminate vehicles and indoor spaces, the wavelengths used are dangerous to people.

Ultraviolet has very short and energetic wavelengths that are shorter than violet on the visible spectrum. But can people see UV? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Beginning in late 2020 news of various creatures demonstrating fluorescence under ultraviolet (UV) light began to inundate the internet. The trend began with what else but platypuses, then progressed ...

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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 ...