From trains, planes and buses to escalator handrails and elevator buttons, the air we breathe and surfaces we touch are now being cleaned at the speed of light.
With science showing we're more at risk for coronavirus exposure indoors, industries are scrambling to figure out how to make customers feel safe enough to return. Ultraviolet light devices are seeing increased demand for disinfection.
"Every device we've tested has had a nice, solid impact on the virus," said Matthew Hardwick, founder and CEO of ResInnova Laboratories in Silver Spring, Maryland.
A sign warns of UV light in use.
The lab specializes in testing ultraviolet light devices for the companies that make them, to document how well they work. He demonstrated several for the News4 I-Team, within a special room set up to safely use and monitor the technology, while preventing exposure, which can damage human eyes and skin.
"We put that room together in order to test these whole room devices in their natural environment," said Hardwick.
UV Light
"Whole room" meaning you turn it on, leave the room, and within minutes, the light can kill bacteria and viruses on any surface it can reach.
