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Studio Roosegaarde's Urban Sun proposal to use UV lights to make outdoor spaces safer from Covid-19 still requires people to wear masks and social distance.
Studio Roosegaarde's Urban Sun proposal to use ultraviolet lights to make outdoor spaces safer from Covid-19 can only be used at night and people still need to wear masks and observe social distancing, the designer has explained. The studio stands by the claim stated on its website that Urban Sun "cleans public spaces of coronavirus" The post "Urban Sun is not intended to create a guaranteed safe space" says Studio Roosegaarde appeared first on.
World s First Urban Sun Cleans Public Space Of Coronavirus For Better Human Gatherings
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ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Inspired by the light of the sun, and scientific research which proves that a new specific light can safely clean up to 99.9% of the coronavirus, Studio Roosegaarde launches the world s first Urban Sun.
World s first Urban Sun alongside Rotterdam’s most iconic landmark, the Erasmus Bridge
Daan Roosegaarde and his team of designers, external experts, and scientists challenged themselves to discover how the power of light can be used to combat viruses and therefore enhance our well-being. Research shows that though traditional 254nm UV light is harmful, the new far-UVC light with a wavelength of 222 nanometers can actually sanitize viruses safely. Urban Sun, a project in development by Studio Roosegaarde, shines a large circle of this far-UVC light into public spaces, cleaning those spaces of the coronavir