Can special lightbulbs end the next pandemic before it starts?

Ultraviolet light can kill almost all the viruses in a room. Why isn’t it everywhere?::Can special lightbulbs end the next pandemic before it starts?

    • @Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.caEnglish
      4•8 months ago

      Might be a good idea though if you could pair it with timers/sensors so that it only turns on when people aren’t home or something.

      Like a 1 hour disinfection every day while people are at work/school.

      • @Neil@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2•8 months ago

        I’m going to shill for LifX here and not get paid for it. I swear.

        They already made smart bulbs that you can set a “cleaning schedule” on that uses UV light.

        I don’t have any yet because LifX is expensive. I have 11 of their multicolor bulbs throughout the house, though. Bought those back when I had bachelor guy money.

        https://www.lifx.com/products/lifx-color-clean-edition-1pk

        • @solrize@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1•8 months ago

          That thing looks terrible. t’s wifi controlled and you’re supposed to install an app to use it. And it doesn’t say anything about the UV wavelength or power (HEV=high energy visible light so I guess 9000K can be translated to wavelength). There is a pdf test report about its efficacy against a few bacteria species but nothing about aerosol viruses. I’ll pass.

      • @june@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2•8 months ago

        I’ve got my house kitted out with quite a bit of intelligence. I’ve spent a lot of time and money getting it working right, and it still has issues with human presence among other things.

        I would absolutely not trust any automated system with something like this. It’s like buying tools from harbor freight: anything that makes your life easier is fine but never buy something from harbor freight that you have to entrust your life to. Similarly, never trust an automation that has the potential to end your life.