COVID-19: Killing me softly with Far UVC

The human race has been taking some heavy hits the last 2 months from COVID-19, but we have bigger brains, so FINALLY, some good news. Researchers at Columbia University have spent the last 7 years working on a new spectrum of UV light that kills pathogens, but doesn't damage human skin nor eyes. They're calling it Far UVC, and it's really ingenious. There's also an industrial-scale working product already for sale, called Care222 (222nm is the wavelength of UVC). Didn't I tell you that sunlight kills EVERYTHING?

Scientists have known for decades that germicidal UV light (wavelength around 254 nm) has the capacity to kill viruses and bacteria. Hospitals and laboratories often use germicidal UV light to sterilize unoccupied rooms, as well as other equipment. But conventional germicidal UV light cannot be used in the presence of people as it can cause health problems to the skin and eyes.

In contrast, Far-UVC light, which has a very short wavelength (in the range from about 205 to 230 nm), cannot reach or damage living human cells. But these wavelengths can still penetrate and kill very small viruses and bacteria floating in the air or on surfaces.

Far-UVC lamps are now in production by several companies, although ramping up to large-scale production, as well as approval by the Food and Drug Administration and Environmental Protection Agency, will take several months. At between $500 and $1000 per lamp, the lamps are relatively inexpensive, and once they are mass produced the prices would likely fall, Brenner said.

As for me, I'm getting my radiation the old fashion way putting in another 120+ mile week, while finding excuses not to do a video of how to wrap brake cable with wire so you can fish it through internally routed frames. (did I say that out loud? :O)

Also, finally, I got some cable sheathing, so I'll do a review of all that and show that method of routing cables through frames too.

Smile, there's hope for humanity after all! 

Cheers!