Ultraviolet (UV) light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength from 400 nm to 10 nm, shorter

than that of visible light but longer than X-rays. Though usually invisible, under some conditions
children and young adults can see ultraviolet down to wavelengths of about 310 nm,[1][2] and people
with aphakia(missing lens) can also see some UV wavelengths. Near-UV is visible to a number of
insects and birds.
UV radiation is present in sunlight, and is produced by electric arcs and specialized lights such
as mercury-vapor lamps, tanning lamps, and black lights. Although lacking the energy to ionize
atoms, long-wavelength ultraviolet radiation can cause chemical reactions, and causes many
substances to glow orfluoresce. Consequently, biological effects of UV are greater than simple
heating effects, and many practical applications of UV radiation derive from its interactions with
organic molecules.
Suntan and sunburn are familiar effects of over-exposure, along with higher risk of skin cancer.
Living things on dry land would be severely damaged by ultraviolet radiation from the sun if most of it
were not filtered out by the Earth's atmosphere, particularly the ozone layer.[3] More-energetic,
shorter-wavelength "extreme" UV below 121 nm ionizes air so strongly that it is absorbed before it
reaches the ground.[4] Ultraviolet is also responsible for the formation of bone-strengthening vitamin
D in most land vertebrates, including humans. The UV spectrum thus has effects both beneficial and
harmful to human health.
How does ultra violet rays works
Best Answer: Ultraviolet (UV) light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of
visible light, but longer than soft X-rays. It can be subdivided into near UV (380200 nm wavelength), far
or vacuum UV (20010 nm; abbrev. FUV or VUV), and extreme UV (131 nm; abbrev. EUV or XUV).
When considering the effect of UV radiation on human health and the environment, the range of UV
wavelengths is often subdivided into UVA (380315 nm), also called Long Wave or "blacklight"; UVB
(315280 nm), also called Medium Wave; and UVC (< 280 nm), also called Short Wave or "germicidal".
See 1 E-7 m for a list of objects of comparable sizes.
In photolithography, in laser technology, etc., the term deep ultraviolet or DUV refers to wavelengths below
300nm.
The name means "beyond violet" (from Latin ultra, "beyond"), violet being the color of the shortest
wavelengths of visible light. Some of the UV wavelengths are colloquially called black light, as it is
invisible to the human eye. Some animals, including birds, reptiles, and insects such as bees, can see

into the near ultraviolet. Many fruits, flowers, and seeds stand out more strongly from the background in
ultraviolet wavelengths as compared to human color vision. Scorpions glow or take on a yellow to green
color under UV illumination. Many birds have patterns in their plumage that are invisible at usual
wavelengths but observable in ultraviolet, and the urine of some animals is much easier to spot with
ultraviolet.
The Sun emits ultraviolet radiation in the UVA, UVB, and UVC bands, but because of absorption in the
atmosphere's ozone layer, 99% of the ultraviolet radiation that reaches the Earth's surface is UVA. (Some
of the UVC light is responsible for the generation of the ozone.)
Ordinary glass is partially transparent to UVA but is opaque to shorter wavelengths while Silica or quartz
glass, depending on quality, can be transparent even to vacuum UV wavelengths. Ordinary window glass
passes about 90% of the light above 350nm, but blocks over 90% of the light below 300nm. (refs:

UltraViolet Light Sensitive UV Powder or UV Paint is a product that glows only

when exposed to UV light (black light). With a body color of white or lightgreen, these powders can glow in colors like green, blue, yellow, purple, red
and violet.
These powders only glow when exposed to UV black light. Remove the UV
light source and they stop glowing. Glow effects are visible in both bright and
dark environments. We carry both the UV
Powder and UV Paint here.
Nontoxic, harmless, free from any
radioactive additives, good chemical
stability and insoluble in water are some
of this powder's characteristics. It can be
added to various mediums like paint,
printing ink, plastic, rubber, resin, glass,
etc.
Suitable areas of application would be as
signs or decoration in places like hotels,
restaurants, discos, and other public
areas like outdoor advertisements, neon lamps, and indoor illumination. This
product is also popular with artists who create paintings with special UV
effects.

This is the raw UV Light Reactive Powder.

Particle size is between 4~6um.
It can be mixed with clear inks to produce UV Paint.
The UV Paints are mixed to a ratio of between 10% to 20%
UV Powder to clear ink.
Product Code

Normal Color

UV Color

Wave Length

UVB

450nm

UVP

420nm

UVG

505nm

UVW

510nm

UVY

545nm

UVO

590nm

UVR

615nm

UVBG

500nm

UVYG

595nm

Infrared (IR) is invisible radiant energy, electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than
those of visible light, extending from the nominal red edge of the visible spectrum at
700 nanometers (frequency 430 THz) to 1 mm (300 GHz)[1] (although people can see infrared up to
at least 1050 nm in experiments[2][3][4][5]). Most of the thermal radiation emitted by objects near room
temperature is infrared.

Infrared radiation was discovered in 1800 by astronomer Sir William Herschel, who discovered a
type of invisible radiation in the spectrum beyond red light, by means of its effect upon a
thermometer.[6] Slightly more than half of the total energy from the Sun was eventually found to arrive
on Earth in the form of infrared. The balance between absorbed and emitted infrared radiation has a
critical effect on Earth's climate.
Infrared energy is emitted or absorbed by molecules when they change their rotationalvibrational movements. Infrared energy elicits vibrational modes in a molecule through a change in
the dipole moment, making it a useful frequency range for study of these energy states for molecules
of the proper symmetry. Infrared spectroscopy examines absorption and transmission of photons in
the infrared energy range.[7]
Infrared radiation is used in industrial, scientific, and medical applications. Night-vision devices using
active near-infrared illumination allow people or animals to be observed without the observer being
detected. Infrared astronomy uses sensor-equipped telescopes to penetrate dusty regions of space,
such as molecular clouds; detect objects such as planets, and to view highly red-shifted objects from
the early days of the universe.[8] Infrared thermal-imaging cameras are used to detect heat loss in
insulated systems, to observe changing blood flow in the skin, and to detect overheating of electrical
apparatus.
Thermal-infrared imaging is used extensively for military and civilian purposes. Military applications
include target acquisition, surveillance, night vision, homing and tracking. Humans at normal body
temperature radiate chiefly at wavelengths around 10 m (micrometers). Non-military uses
include thermal efficiency analysis, environmental monitoring, industrial facility inspections, remote
temperature sensing, short-ranged wireless communic