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Tag: blue light

Lighting Technology

bilihome

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Brad Koerner

Bilihome is a Dutch startup launching a soft, wearable blue-light phototherapy treatment solution for new-born babies suffering jaundice. Blue light penetrates the skin to break down excess bilirubin. Instead of leaving a baby naked and blindfolded under an intense blue … Continue reading bilihome

Lighting Education

visible spectrum image

July 29, 2019 Brad Koerner

I found this nicely composed chart for the visible spectrum, with an emphasis on the varying effects of blue light. I can’t find the original source but within the image it is credited to “High Performance Optics”. Continue reading visible spectrum image

Lighting Education

age of enlightenment: the promise of circadian lighting

May 27, 2018 Brad Koerner

Check out this amazing article exploring the current state of knowledge on the science of circadian lighting:  “The Age of Enlightenment:  The Promise of Circadian Lighting“, by Lynne Peeples on the website Undark.org. Really…this is one of the best examples … Continue reading age of enlightenment: the promise of circadian lighting

Lighting Education

blue light decreases suicides on train platforms

May 25, 2018May 25, 2018 Brad Koerner

As a lighting nerd for close to 20 years, I’m personally disgusted at the lighting industry’s numerous dubious claims for the health benefits of blue light. I’m equally disgusted at the sensationalist claims about blue light’s possible negative health effects … Continue reading blue light decreases suicides on train platforms

Lighting Education

russell foster

December 2, 2016December 2, 2016 Brad Koerner

According to Lux Magazine: Neuroscientist professor Russell Foster…led the team at Oxford University which discovered the eye’s third photosensitive cells, creating a whole new paradigm in interior lighting. Previously unknown to science, the cells hold the key to our understanding … Continue reading russell foster

Lighting Education

US DOE street lighting “get the facts” webinar

November 4, 2016November 4, 2016 Brad Koerner

For us lighting nerds, a terrific webinar hosted by the US DOE discussing the state of the actual scientific research on street lighting and sky-glow sources, versus the extreme scare-mongering of recent “scientific” publications: Bruce Kinzey of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory … Continue reading US DOE street lighting “get the facts” webinar

Lighting Education

no, LEDs do not produce more blue light, so get over it

July 11, 2013 Brad Koerner

The US DOE just issued a fact-sheet addressing the blue-light output of LEDs.  It is a very good read for anyone concerned about this topic.  The  following two images are the crux of the document. The first chart shows the … Continue reading no, LEDs do not produce more blue light, so get over it

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