Columbia University scientist says special ultraviolet lamps could kill coronavirus lingering in the air at hospitals and schools Conventional ultraviolet light (UV light) has been used to clean hospital rooms and equipment, but it can cause skin cancer and cataracts in humans Scientists are studying a special type of UV light, known as far-UVC light, … Read more
An Oxford scientists leading Britain’s coronavirus vaccine race has urged the Government to help produce millions of doses before it has proven to be effective. Professor Sarah Gilbert said her team needed help manufacturing the jabs, warning the UK did not have the facilities to do it alone. Professor Sarah Gilbert, who is leading Britain’s … Read more
One brief, passing shot in the opening scene of Radioactive, the new biopic of the scientist Marie Curie, tells its viewers everything about its subject’s lifelong obsession. As the film begins, close to the end of her story, the middle-aged Curie (played by Rosamund Pike), can be seen busying herself around her house with characteristic … Read more