The colors of the rainbow are all around us, but so are hues that most of us can't see, including ultraviolet — a wavelength that eludes many humans but, surprisingly, many animals can perceive.

Scientists studying one of the earliest known galaxies using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that the universe's ...

Biofluorescence is widespread in birds-of-paradise, a group of tropical birds famous for their spectacular courtship dances.

Most people know that one of the best ways to treat mold on a household item like a blanket or piece of upholstered furniture is to bring it outside and put it in the sun. If you didn’t know ...

Leading into World War II, American scientists scrambled for a way to determine what vitamins, particularly vitamin A, were in food in order to keep US soldiers well-nourished. But state-of-the-art ...

What is UV-Vis Spectroscopy? UV-Vis spectroscopy, short for ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, is an analytical technique that measures the absorption or reflectance of light by a sample in the ...

Solar cells are subjected to a lot of harmful ultraviolet light, as they're typically placed for maximum sunlight exposure. A ...

Buy your solar eclipse glasses now to watch the partial solar eclipse on Saturday, March 29. Learn what to look out for, and ...

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Researchers from the University of Turku, Finland, have found a new way to protect solar cells from harmful UV radiation ...

UV radiation (below 400nm) is harmful to solar cells, but the transmission of visible light and partly infrared light as well (particularly between 700?1,200 nm) is important, as the solar cells ...