Health Canada says it is testing compact fluorescent bulbs to measure potentially harmful ultraviolet radiation and electromagnetic-field exposure levels. It reportedly started the tests in December, ...

Being too close to energy-saving light bulbs could cause skin reddening because of ultraviolet light emissions, health experts have warned. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) cautions against being ...

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 ...

Public lighting — or a special kind of it — could be the next weapon in the war against the flu and other communicable diseases. A researcher from Columbia University in New York thinks that ...

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 ...

Environmental Specialties' photostability reach-in chambers are perfect for stress testing consumer items, packaging, and pharmaceutical products under ultraviolet (UV) and cool white (CW) light ...

A company selling ultraviolet light bulbs that it claims can prevent Sars is being investigated by a government department. Treasure Dream, the Hong Kong distributor of Bright Starlight and ...

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You know a sunburn is not actually a burn, right? Not a burn such as you would get from acute exposure to a hot stove or an open flame. Sunburns are actually radiation damage caused by ultraviolet ...