Kneeling in the cockpit of a UND aircraft, Joe Vacek, associate professor of aviation at UND, shines SafetySpect’s handheld contamination detection and disinfection light while checking the results on a tablet. Photos by Mike Hess/UND Today

Technology that UND has tested and continues to develop will create the new global industry standard in sanitation, health and hygiene. The U.S. Air Force, airlines, schools and the global foodservice industry are a few of the industrial behemoths interested in this technology.