Designers and scientists are uniting to develop UV cleaning products

Whether it’s door handles or handrails, shared workstations or park benches, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has upended our way of looking at the surfaces that make up the world around us, Molly Long at DesignWeek.co.uk says. And, Ms. Long adds, our increased caution isn’t without good reason – scientific studies suggest coronaviruses, like the one causing the current COVID-19 crisis, can live on metal, glass and ceramics for up to five days, and for between two and four days for materials like wood, plastic and stainless steel. Manual cleaning is the way most of us are battling the COVID threat right…