Misha Gurevich predicts far-UVC lamp prices could drop to around $100 per unit within the next couple of years with zero technological innovation.
“I don't think there's any reason that in the, you know, near future, next couple years or so or or even sooner, that that the price couldn't be, you know, on the order of a $100 per lamp.”
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