Water treatment plants across the globe rely on ultraviolet light to generate hydroxyl radicals, the aggressive molecular ...

Thunderstorms may bring more than rain and gloom. The same forces that cause thunder and lightning also make treetops sparkle in ultraviolet light, like a Christmas tree topper invisible to the human ...

The $1,300 Shark PowerDetect UV Reveal can spot messes, adapt its cleaning to tackle them, then go back to eliminate them. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See ...

Shark's new robot vacuum is going to reveal your embarrassing secrets. It uses a UV light to detect old, dried-up stains. Ajay has worked in tech journalism for over a decade as a reporter, analyst, ...

The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) uses the surprising language of UV light to communicate during breeding season. A new study found that male deer will rub their antlers or urinate on ...

For almost a century, scientists have wondered how thunderstorms might affect forests below them, with many believing that a storm could ignite weak electrical discharges on plants that would catch at ...

Invisible light beyond the range of human vision plays a vital role in communication technologies, medical diagnostics, and optical sensing. Ultraviolet and near-infrared wavelengths are routinely ...

Discover how to build a magnetic repulsion motor capable of lighting LED bulbs using only magnets and basic components. This step-by-step tutorial covers the construction of the magnetic base, the ...

Researchers have built a new platform that produces ultrashort UV-C laser pulses and detects them at room temperature using atom-thin materials. The light flashes last just femtoseconds and can be ...

Indoor life is comfortable for pet birds, but it comes with one big downside: most homes don’t provide the kind of light birds evolved to live under. In the wild, birds spend hours in sunlight that ...

Researchers from TU Delft and Radboud University, both in The Netherlands, have discovered that the two-dimensional ferroelectric material CuInP 2 S 6 ('CIPS') can be used to control the pathway and ...

... this only occurs in specific, somewhat rare conditions. Otherwise, clouds generally tend to dampen UV rays. In short, while studies have found that clouds can ...