UVC
noun
: radiation that is in the region of the ultraviolet spectrum which extends from about 200 to 280 nm in wavelength and that is more hazardous than UVB but is mostly absorbed by earth's upper atmosphere
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At the 2022 Coachella Music and Art Festival, Maslin’s team used a dozen VR headsets and a UVC lightbox cleaner during wellness sessions.
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Terri Williams, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
As for ports, the ZV has a USB-C connector for charging, data transfer, and UAC/UVC streaming for web meetings and broadcasts.
—PCMAG, 30 July 2024
Signify — the parent company of the lighting giant Philips and a manufacturer of UVC chambers — told Vox sales have been up due to the bird flu outbreak.
UV-emitting lamps could be the next step in the evolution of ultraviolet light on the farm.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 4 June 2024
During the iPadOS 17 beta period over the summer, some small developers like Jingcheng Tang tested the new iPad UVC capability with an app that can display HDMI video using a common capture card.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2023
The public and private sectors should also develop better personal protective equipment and do further research on sterilization technology such as Far UVC—an ionizing radiation process that, if successful, could offer a near-universal defense against pathogens and be installed in any building.
—William MacAskill, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2022
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Terri Williams, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
As for ports, the ZV has a USB-C connector for charging, data transfer, and UAC/UVC streaming for web meetings and broadcasts.
—PCMAG, 30 July 2024
Signify — the parent company of the lighting giant Philips and a manufacturer of UVC chambers — told Vox sales have been up due to the bird flu outbreak.
UV-emitting lamps could be the next step in the evolution of ultraviolet light on the farm.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 4 June 2024
During the iPadOS 17 beta period over the summer, some small developers like Jingcheng Tang tested the new iPad UVC capability with an app that can display HDMI video using a common capture card.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2023
The public and private sectors should also develop better personal protective equipment and do further research on sterilization technology such as Far UVC—an ionizing radiation process that, if successful, could offer a near-universal defense against pathogens and be installed in any building.
—William MacAskill, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2022
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UVC
noun
: radiation that is in the region of the ultraviolet spectrum which extends from about 200 to 280 nm in wavelength and that is more hazardous than UVB but is mostly absorbed by the earth's upper atmosphere
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