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Ultraviolet (UV) light
UV light is a type of radiation on the electromagnetic spectrum. UV light accounts for a small percentage of the electromagnetic radiation generated by the sun and is responsible for sunburn. UV light causes DNA damage and can be used to destroy microbes and other germs on solid surfaces.
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Temperature control is critical to many molecular and cellular experiments, but managing sample temperature requires eit ...FEB 19, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Does your dog like watching TV with you? Chances are probably not, because dogs’ eyes see light much faster than h ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 27, 2021Chemistry & Physics
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The sun emits different kinds of light and rays including visible and ultraviolet (UV) and infrared. Some of those forms ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2020Microbiology
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You have probably heard the recent concerns about PFAS, otherwise known as per/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or fore ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 22, 2025
Earth & The Environment
What impact does climate change have on Lake Tahoe, which hosts some of the clearest waters in the world? This is what a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 21, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is known to cause DNA damage, and while that damage may accumulate and eventually lead to dis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The sun rays are known to be harmful, and UV radiation in those rays can damage DNA. Scientists have also determined tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Ultraviolet (UV) light is a form of electromagnetic radiation that has wavelengths from ten to 400 nanometers, which is
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
When a cell divides to create two new daughter cells, the process must be carefully controlled and perfectly precise, or
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2024
Technology
A team of researchers at the University of Southampton have uncovered new details about how to use ultraviolet light to
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 16, 2023
Earth & The Environment
On October 9, 2022, a seven minute flash of gamma rays from a massive cosmic explosion burst into the night sky, d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2023
Cancer
Different species have evolved to process certain senses better than other species. For example, humans can hear f
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
AUG 10, 2023
Immunology
Liquid metals are a new type of material with unique properties. Pure gallium (Ga) and Ga-based alloys are one type of l
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JUN 27, 2023
Space & Astronomy
The NASA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently used its powerful instruments to identify a carbon compound known as
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 27, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A profound study recently published in Nature Communications could allow scientists to narrow their search for life beyo
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 10, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
Searching for life beyond Earth starts at the complex molecular level, and an international team of researchers led by B
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 25, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Gel manicures have rapidly become a popular beauty treatment. Marketing that promotes gel manicures claim they are more
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2022
Health & Medicine
New research suggests UV light may help destroy PFAS, or "forever chemicals"
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
AUG 23, 2022
Technology
In a recent study published in Science, an international team of researchers have designed a chip-free, battery-free wir
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 06, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Researchers are starting to understand the reason why coral bleaches when exposed to chemicals from common sunscreens. O
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 19, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Results from a new study published in Nature’s Scientific Reports suggest that topical application of cannabidiol
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
MAR 15, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Temperature control is critical to many molecular and cellular experiments, but managing sample temperature requires eit
...
FEB 19, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Does your dog like watching TV with you? Chances are probably not, because dogs’ eyes see light much faster than h
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 27, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in Physics of Fluids, from AIP Publishing, sheds new light on the pros and cons of air pur
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The sun emits different kinds of light and rays including visible and ultraviolet (UV) and infrared. Some of those forms
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2020
Microbiology
There is a cold and flu season, and many researchers have tried to explain why the viruses that cause these illnesses te
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Over the roughly 4.5 billion years of Earth's existence, there have been several periods were biodiversity has been near
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
You have probably heard the recent concerns about PFAS, otherwise known as per/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or fore
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan