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What is sun poisoning?
Sun poisoning causes sunburn on the skin, which can lead to pain, fever, nausea, dehydration, and confusion.
Ultraviolet Rays
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New technology
Marvel at the mini robots that can perform complex tasks
Special mini robots, made by Chinese and German scientists, inspired by geckos and caterpillars, can be controlled remotely using ultraviolet and infrared rays.
Health
What happens when DNA is damaged?
The truth is that the DNA inside one of your cells is destroyed thousands of times a day.
Health
The doctor showed how to protect the hot sun's eyes
Ultraviolet rays are particularly higher in the sea, reaching 12 can cause burns, late eye complications such as pterygium, cataract, macular degeneration.
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Ultraviolet warning bracelet
To protect people from the harmful effects of ultraviolet rays (or UV rays) in the sun, scientists at RMIT University (Australia) have created a type of UV safety warnin…
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5 ultraviolet environments much less expected
Many people believe that ultraviolet rays only appear when there is sunlight. However, even without sunlight, ultraviolet rays still exist and can lead to eye and skin d…
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Why do wrinkles appear when we're old?
Keeping the beauty, trying to hold the youth to stay young and not old ... is one of the important goals of women.
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Why should you apply sunscreen even when flying?
Frequent flight makes passengers face many symptoms such as varicose veins, tinnitus, dehydration, loss of taste ...
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Things to know about ultraviolet (UV)
Ultraviolet (UV) rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation, which helps the skin to synthesize vitamin D, stimulating the body's main activity.
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The weather is hot, what kind of fabric is best for hot sun protection?
The weather in recent days must be said to be hot, face and sun. Particularly in Hanoi, the temperature recorded at noon is over 40 degrees.
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Van Gogh's paintings were discolored because of ultraviolet rays
Scientists have identified the reason for the bright yellow color on some Vincent Van Gogh paintings turned brown.
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Can't have safe sunbathing
According to a series of articles, it may not be safe to sunbathe under the influence of ultraviolet radiation.
Oceanography
Coral shields are resistant to ultraviolet rays
British scientists have discovered a mechanism to create sunburns for marine corals, which can be used as a sunscreen for humans and develop temperate crops in the tropi…
Oceanography
Fish recognize each other under ultraviolet light
While we rely on factors such as eye color and hair color to distinguish ethnic groups, some fish species rely on ultraviolet (UV) light to distinguish this species from…