"There are ads on TV for UV lights that kill all bacteria and viruses just by waving the light over the surface. Is this true?" asked 13News viewer Mike. During the pandemic, one of the sanitation ...

For years, doctors and health professionals have been using ultraviolet light as a disinfectant. Now, a major ceiling fan manufacturer is mounting UV lights onto the base of its smart ceiling fans, ...

Editor's note: There are no products on the market right now specifically targeting COVID-19 or coronavirus. While some products, like face masks, might help reduce the possibility of infecting others ...

UV light sanitizers are popping up as the answer to killing coronavirus on our hands and phones, but consumer devices may have more risks than they're worth. With man-made hand sanitizer in short ...

Karl Linden advises various companies promoting the use of UV light for disinfection. He receives funding from federal agencies and industry to conduct research in his role as a professor at the ...

The use of UV light as a method to sterilize areas and reduce the transmission of pathogens was first proposed in 1878 by Arthur Downes and Thomas P. Blunt. Soon after, the first recorded use of UV ...