Cone of light aims to cut pandemic fears by killing 99.9% of viruses with light

https://www.zmescience.com/science/cone-of-light-aims-to-cut-pandemic-fears-by-killing-99-9-of-viruses-with-light/

In the Netherlands, a design team wants to restore confidence with a cone-of-light design. This is being referred to as a “floating design” installation that emits specific light that kills viruses.

It’s a way of enabling people gathering outdoors to watch sports, to attend cultural events, or whatever else they may do — simply put, to enjoy the public commons safely.

This is what the Urban Sun is all about. It’s a concept that was dreamed up at Studio Roosegaarde, and their idea has made it to the list of finalists in Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards.

Urban Sun’s cone of light sheds an other-worldly glow on a city plaza — that’s the gist of how it works. Dezeen explained how it works: “by being installed overhead on a system of cables, so it can shine a large cone of sanitizing light onto a space below.”

The Urban Sun’s cone of light is reported to be able to reduce the presence of viruses, including various strains of coronavirus and influenza, up to 99.9%.

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