No theory could explain the slight excess of far-ultraviolet light in the Milky Way until now.

A kilogram of iron sulfate costs pennies. A kilogram of platinum costs tens of thousands of dollars. Both metals can help ...

Scientists were surprised to discover cassowaries glow under ultraviolet light. It may help the birds distinguish between ...

PHOENIX — Ultraviolet light is a type of electromagnetic radiation. It's responsible for the glow in a black light poster, or the bronze on your skin from a summer tan. Overexposure to UV radiation ...

**ECCMID has now changed its name to ESCMID Global, please credit ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID, Barcelona, Spain, 27-30 April) in all future stories** Experts are working on a new type of ...

Scanning ultraviolet (UV) light through a slit can boost the efficiency of photopolymerization reactions and produce polymers with higher molecular weight, scientists reveal. This straightforward ...

An ultraviolet light is used to kill the fungus that causes white-nosed syndrome in bats, in an Upper Peninsula mine where bats hibernate in the winter. Since 2006, the fungal disease has killed ...

Researchers have developed a compact camera that captures ultraviolet, near-infrared, and visible images using a single chip. Inspired by the multiwavelength vision capability of the mantis shrimp, ...

Disposable diapers are a huge source of global waste, largely because they're difficult to recycle. A new process, however, could salvage the "superabsorber" polymer utilized in the liners of those ...

A type of light that has been required to make chips. Deep ultraviolet light has a wavelength of 193 nanometers, and while it is not state of the art, it is still used to make many chips that do not ...