UV Light as Fast As Possible
Techquickie
·Techquickie
·2017-05-06
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847 words · ~4 min read
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ultraviolet kind of sounds like the name of a metal band but most of us know it
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primarily as that stuff from the Sun that makes you look like a lobster if
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you spend too much time at the beach but even though ultraviolet or UV light is
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the scourge of vacationers the world over there are plenty of awesome things
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that it can do as well and I'm not just talking about tanning beds but what
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makes it so useful well UV light like regular light is a form of
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electromagnetic radiation which moves through space in waves but
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ultraviolet waves have a shorter wave length and a higher frequency than
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visible light hence the name ultraviolet
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as UV light has a higher frequency than
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violet light which has the shortest wave length of any visible color higher
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frequencies mean higher energy meaning UV light has lots of effects that
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regular light just well doesn't for example sunburns happen because UV light
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from the sun has enough energy to Dam damage the DNA in your skin the
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subsequent burn and sensitivity are part of your body's attempt to repair your
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DNA and shed heavily damaged skin cells
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but if you're exposed to a lower level of UV light this will trigger your body
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to release more melanin which absorbs UV
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light before it can damage your skin this results in a suntan making UV rays
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crucial if your goal in life is to look like Cristiano Ronaldo or Snookie EXP
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exposure to small amounts of UV can also actually have benefits as it causes your
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body to make more vitamin D but uv's
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High energies have plenty of applications even if you don't spend all
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of your time outside artificial UV light bulbs use the same DNA damage effect to
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kill bacteria meaning you can find them everywhere from water treatment plants
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to bathrooms where people keep their toothbrushes under a UV lamp and
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speaking of gross stuff under a UV lamp UV Tech is also used in black lights
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that are used to reveal stains molecules that make up proteins can absorb UV
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light allowing them to contrast with the background enabling you to see things
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like blood stains pet urine stains and
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other questionable fluids in fact some
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companies even make travel siiz UV lamps so you can you know see whether
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housekeeping at your hotel has missed anything higher powerered UV bul are
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used by police even when investigating crime scenes for the same reason and
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because UV is indeed a form of light some kinds of animals can see it even
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though we unfortunately can't including insects like house flies which are drawn
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to UV light making UV bulbs a popular
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feature in bug zappers but if you're more interested in electronics that are
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a little bit more high tech UV is used
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in a process called photolithography where UV light helps to
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form patterns on Silicon Wafers that CPUs are made from you can learn more
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about this in this video we're also seeing UV light used more and more in
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the world of identity security as things like ID and credit cards are printed
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with patterns that only react under UV
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light which are quite difficult to forge or counterfeit no word yet on whether
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we'll see UV authentication on Pokémon cards however tow CLE or a clean system
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ships with one toothbrush three clean brush heads a base station and a charger
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and the claim that it is the cleanest toothbrush in the worlds it has two
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speed modes to deliver up to 40,000 Strokes per minute much better than just
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your hand and it even removes things like plaque and delivers a superior
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clean that's all bundled with a 2-minute timer for brushing time with interval
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alerts for when to change brushing zones
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the station also contains a UVC light that eliminates 99 99.9% of bacteria and
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keeping the brush handle on the base station ensures that it's protected
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while also drying the brush charging it and well cleaning it the stylistic
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design and choice of two colors either black or white mean that it can go along
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with your elegantly designed bathroom if that's your thing if you want to see
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