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Toyoda Gosei Develops Deep UV LED Light Module for Sterilization

Recently, Toyota Gosei Japan announced the launch of a new type of deep UV LED module for water sterilization, air sterilization and surface sterilization. At present, Toyoda Gosei is cooperating with Toyota Group and other companies to develop water sterilization, air sterilization and surface sterilization application products. Deep UV LEDs emit short wavelength ultraviolet light […]

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MIT develops robots with UVC light to eliminate more than 90% of new coronaviruses

With every droplet that we can’t see, touch, or feel dispersed into the air, the threat of spreading Covid-19 persists. It’s become increasingly critical to keep these heavy droplets from lingering — especially on surfaces, which are welcoming and generous hosts. Thankfully, our chemical cleaning products are effective, but using them to disinfect larger settings […]

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Far-UVC Light Safely Kills Airborne Coronaviruses

More than 99.9% of seasonal coronaviruses present in airborne droplets were killed when exposed to a particular wavelength of ultraviolet light that is safe to use around humans, a new study at Columbia University Irving Medical Center has found. “Based on our results, continuous airborne disinfection with far-UVC light at the current regulatory limit could greatly reduce […]

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Boston University verifies that Signify’s UVC light source can effectively inhibit the new coronavirus

Signify announced that research conducted jointly with the National New Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory (NEIDL) of Boston University has confirmed that Signify’s UVC ultraviolet light source can effectively inactivate the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19. In the early stages of the new coronavirus epidemic, Dr. Anthony Griffiths, associate professor of medical microbiology at Boston […]

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Lighting Europe calls for allowing UVC lighting products to enter the European market

Recently, the European Lighting Association (Lighting Europe) issued a message calling for permission to allow UVC products to enter the European market. Lighting Europe fully recognizes the latest UVC safety guidelines issued by the Global Lighting Association (GLA) in May and calls on all EU member states to ensure that UVC lighting products can continue […]

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After the hand sanitizer is out of stock, can I use a UV lamp to “hand wash”?

With the global shortage of hand sanitizers, many people have turned to “natural hand sanitizers”-ultraviolet lamps. During the coronavirus epidemic, ultraviolet lamps are undoubtedly second only to toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other necessities, so can it really kill the new coronavirus? Will improper use cause any harm to human body? The International Ultraviolet Association […]

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CIE issued a statement on the use of ultraviolet radiation to manage the risk of transmission of COVID-19

At present, there is great international interest in using ultraviolet radiation to intervene in the transmission risk of COVID-19, and this interest is growing rapidly as the epidemic spreads around the world every day. Therefore, CIE published a position statement in two CIE publications related to UV-C applications that were recently provided free of charge. […]

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New York City will use powerful ultraviolet lights to kill new coronaviruses in subways and buses

According to foreign media The Verge, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) is dealing with the problem of a record low in subway and bus passengers during the New Crown epidemic. According to the New York Daily News, the Transport Department will begin using powerful ultraviolet light in subways and buses as part of […]

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A handwritten letter to all HiTECH LED customers

  This is not about LED lighting business at all. My new client B from USA told me that someone he knows has died because of the coronavirus. He asked me: why China or anyone warns it in advance? A tough and a good question. I keep thinking about it and decide to share my […]

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2020 Spring Festival Holiday Notice

  Dear customers: The Lunar New Year holiday arrangements of HiTECH in 2020 as below: We take a vacation from January 22th, 2020 to January 31th, 2020 and back to work on February 1, 2020. During the holiday period, we will not arrange a special person to be on duty. If you have anything urgent, […]

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Google Maps plans to add “lighting” feature to brightly lit streets on maps

According to foreign media reports, Google Maps is planning to add a new feature to its service to highlight brightly lit streets to help users safely go home. Google is said to have added a new layer to show illuminated streets, making its users’ commutes safer. Lighted streets are shown in yellow to distinguish them […]

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Researchers install LED lights on gill nets to help prevent accidental capture of turtles and dolphins

Researchers at the University of Exeter and the Peruvian conservation organization ProDelphinus have found that installing LED lights on top of floating gill nets can greatly reduce the likelihood of accidental capture of protected species. A study in three ports in Peru between 2015 and 2018 showed that lights reduced the accidental catch rate of […]

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