Latest Ultraviolet Stories
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- M-GO, the people-friendliest, new digital entertainment service, today announced its launch into public beta. M-GO's pay-as-you-go streaming service helps people find, rent, buy and enjoy digital entertainment on the devices they use and choose - TVs, iPads, tablets, Blu-ray players, streaming players, Macs, PCs and soon game consoles and smartphones. Beginning today, consumers in the U.S. can get access to thousands of movies and...
LONDON, January 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the winter a great many people feel the need to take a break somewhere sunny because of the low temperatures and the short days here in the UK. However, the team at The Laser Treatment Clinic [http://www.thelasertreatmentclinic.com ] in London are urging people to take care when they seek winter sun in hot countries this year. The dangers of protracted exposure to the sun's UV rays are widely documented and most people are...
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- From Golden Globe Award®-nominated director Joe Wright (Atonement) comes a thrilling new vision of the epic story of love, Anna Karenina, adapted by Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love) from Leo Tolstoy's timeless classic novel. Academy Award(®) nominee Keira Knightley (Pride & Prejudice), Academy Award(®) nominee Jude Law (Cold Mountain), and Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Savages) lead an...
BURLINGTON, N.C., Dec. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alamance Regional Medical Center of Burlington, North Carolina, has joined a select group of hospitals participating in a CDC-sponsored infection-reduction study. The two-year study will measure the effectiveness of using advanced, no-touch environmental UV disinfection technology to reduce infections. Tru-D SmartUVC was selected for the study because its automated dose-delivery system has been shown to overcome the inaccurate,...
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LumaSense Technologies, Inc. released the UV 400 and UVR 400 pyrometers, the newest generation of non-contact temperature measurement instrumentation for Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) processes in the rapidly growing LED industry. LED's are on a trajectory to take over as the primary source in the $60 billion lighting industry by 2020, and are a key enabler in displays for mobile devices, televisions and...
LONDON, December 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It's natural that a lot of people spend time in the winter dreaming about the summer and specifically an extended period away in the sun. However, the team at The Laser Treatment Clinic [http://www.thelasertreatmentclinic.com ] in London are keen to point out that those suffering with skin damage related to sun exposure ought to use those summer dreams as incentive to address dermatological complaints. The sun is responsible for...
Biotech Company, UV Technologies, LLC, is pleased to announce their ground-breaking technology, UV-Aid, has been added to AskNature.Org's list of biomimicry strategies to prevent air-borne diseases such as the common cold and flu. Fort Myers, Florida (PRWEB) December 18, 2012 Winner of the 2010 Earth Award, AskNature.Org is the online inspiration source for the biomimicry community. What exactly is biomimicry? Biomimicry (from bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate) is a...
NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, a new coalition led by the United States largest professional sunbed centers announced the formation of the American Suntanning Association (ASA) as a values-based organization dedicated to increasing public awareness about the facts associated with moderate ultraviolet (UV) exposure and spray-on tanning, correcting misinformation about sunlight and sunbeds while raising the professional standards in American sun tanning centers. "It...
Company selected from 32 applicants to win American-Idol style contest Har-Tuv Israel. (PRWEB) December 13, 2012 Atlantium Technologies Ltd., leader in Hydro-Optic™ UV (ultraviolet) water treatment for industrial applications, was chosen as one of six finalists in the Water Export Technology (W.E.T.) Revolution Competition, a contest designed to select the Israeli water technology company most likely to play a global role in delivering clean and abundant water world-wide. The business...
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Quentin Tarantino presents The Man with the Iron Fists, an epic action adventure inspired by classic kung fu movies. When the emperor's gold is hijacked, every kung fu warrior, assassin and hired gun in China will battle to claim the fortune. The Man with the Iron Fists is available on Blu-ray(TM) Combo Pack, DVD, On Demand and Digital Download on February 12, 2013 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Directed and...
Latest Ultraviolet Reference Libraries
Sunglasses are protective eyewear designed to shield the eyes from damaging or discomforting sunlight and high-energy light. They can also work as a visual aid. The ultraviolet radiation from the sun can cause several serious eye problems and many healthcare professionals recommend eye protection. However, since the 1940s sunglasses have been associated with celebrities more so than eye protection. James Ayscough experimented with tinted lenses in the mid-18th century although they were...
Photographic film is a sheet of plastic coated with an emulsion containing light-sensitive silver halide salts that when exposed to light it forms a visible image. Through film developing, a chemical process applied to the film, a visible image is created. To create black and white photos there is only one layer of silver salts on the film and when exposed to light the silver salts block light and appear as the black part of the film. Color film uses three layers of salts and dyes in...
UV Astronomy -- UV astronomy is the branch of astronomy and astrophysics which deals with objects visible in ultraviolet (UV) radiation. UV radiation ranges approximatively from 10nm (extreme UV) to 380nm (near UV). Ultraviolet line spectrum measurements are used to discern the chemical composition, densities, and temperatures of interstellar medium, and the temperature and composition of hot young stars. UV observations can also provide essential information about the evolution of...
Electromagnetic Spectrum -- The electromagnetic spectrum describes the various types of electromagnetic radiation based on their wavelengths. Radio, representing wavelengths from a few feet to well over a mile, is at one end of the spectrum. Gamma ray radiation is at the other end: the wavelength of the harder types is so short, in the subatomic range, that we do not have instruments capable of directly measuring it. While the above classification scheme is generally accurate, in...
