The Dutch manufacturer had licenses to ship to Chinese firms three top-of-the-line deep ultraviolet lithography machines, which are used to create semiconductors that power everything from smartphones to sophisticated military gear.

这家荷兰制造商获得了向中国公司运送三台顶级深紫外光刻机的许可，这些光刻机用于制造半导体，为从智能手机到复杂军事装备的一切提供动力。

Li Lin, who worked on the research and development of the ATVs, said: "The Antarctic environment is very harsh, with strong winds, low temperatures, strong ultraviolet light and complicated terrain.

参与ATV研发的李林说：“南极的环境非常恶劣，有强风、低温、强紫外线和复杂的地形。

In a factory workshop in Ji'an county in East China's Jiangxi province, an automatic curing machine is spraying ultraviolet glue on the components of Apple earbuds relayed along a conveyor belt.

The pod was automatically disinfected by ultraviolet light after each use.

Amid US government export restrictions, the Dutch government tightened export controls on China last year, restricting deep ultraviolet lithography machines, the second most advanced product line that ASML offers, starting on Jan 1.

The company said it needs to apply for export licenses with the Dutch government for shipments of its most advanced immersion deep ultraviolet lithography systems.

ASML dominates the market for one-of-a-kind, cutting-edge chipmaking equipment, such as ultraviolet lithography machines, that has become a focus of the US government's attempts to limit trade with China.

"If we put that in an EU basket and negotiate with the US and in the end, it turns out (that) we give away deep ultraviolet lithography machines to the US, we are worse off," Schreinemacher said.

It also launched the industry's first sun dual-care technology, which it claims transforms harmful ultraviolet radiation into beautifying elements that are beneficial for the skin.

Gao is just one of the thousands of people that are part of the Chinese sun-protection market that is surging with scorching speed, along with people's rising awareness about the harm of ultraviolet rays.

Cheng Weixiong, an analyst in the apparel and footwear industry, said that such consumer demand is a result of the pursuit of fair skin tones that have been favored by Chinese people for decades, who are now increasingly more conscious of the negative impacts of ultraviolet rays with skin cancer and accelerated aging being the biggest concerns.

ASML said in a statement to China Daily that due to these upcoming regulations, ASML will need to apply for export licenses for shipments of the most advanced immersion deep ultraviolet, or DUV, systems.

The bulk of ASML's DUV sales in China go to relatively less advanced chipmakers and the company has not sold its most advanced extra ultraviolet, or EUV, machines to Chinese customers since 2019 under government restrictions, experts said.

ASML dominates the market for one-of-a-kind, cutting-edge chipmaking equipment, such as ultraviolet lithography machines, that have become a focus of the US government's attempts to limit trade with China.

The recycled water from nearby plant has been disinfected by ultraviolet light before washing cars.

A new touch that underscores Mercedes-Benz' thoughts on modern urban living, the vehicle's headlamps have been coated with ultraviolet paint and are designed to glow in different colors depending on the light medium the Concept A is traveling through, for a more dynamic and futuristic effect.

For instance, at the China International Consumer Products Expo held last month, Japanese cosmetics company Shiseido launched the industry's first sun dual-care technology, which it claims transforms harmful ultraviolet radiation into beautifying elements that are beneficial to the skin.

The agency in charge of public transit in New York City announced on May 19 it would use 150 dual-headed mobile ultraviolet light lamps from PURO Lighting, a US company, in the city's public transport system to kill COVID-19, according to CNN.

The ultraviolet lamps are also equipped in some US hospitals, hotels and manufacturing bases, according to AP.

Similarly, Dutch lighting provider Signify is increasing investment in its shortwave ultraviolet business in the hope to contain the virus.

The white robot has a hydrogen peroxide sprayer on its "head" and nine ultraviolet lamps in its "belly," and can perform multiple forms of disinfection in environments where humans and machines coexist, according to Pan Jing, CEO of Shanghai TMiRob, the manufacturer of the robot.

So, physical money collected from regions severely hit by the epidemic is disinfected with ultraviolet light or high temperature and stored for more than 14 days before being re-introduced in the financial system.

Cash collected from key epidemic prevention and control areas will be disinfected using ultraviolet light or high temperatures, and stored for more than 14 days before being put back into the market.

Paper notes collected from regions severely hit by the epidemic should be disinfected with ultraviolet light or high temperature and stored for more than 14 days before reentering the market, he added.