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?

  • @Neil@lemmy.ml
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    210 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.world
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      10 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.