Unravelling the rainbow Your brain can’t tell which wavelengths are coming out of a light source, just as you can’t always tell what ingredients went into a meal. But fascinating new research shows how specific components of our diet of light drive critical signalling pathways in real time. This has clear implications for the next […]
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The same questions from Kettering to Krakow – It’s a privilege to be invited to bang the drum for better lighting all over the world. The same questions come up every time… What is ‘Human-centric’ lighting anyway? (Isn’t it another name for tunable white?) Do you need it for offices and schools where people go
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Fall back. It’s just an hour – so why is Daylight Savings such a shock to the system? Daylight Savings significantly increases your risk of a car crash – Crash hour: clock change leads to a surge in car accidents as drivers adapt, heart disease and depression too – Measurable health effects associated with the daylight saving time
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People v planet? Delivering enough artificial light to meet the recommended level for circadian entrainment without glare uses up to 100% more energy than the legal minimum and demands more fittings – Energy impact of human health and wellness lighting recommendations for office and classroom applications Add the cost and carbon footprint of the upgrade. In tight
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Hate mornings? Blame it on your genes! This biobank study of over 280,000 Brits traced chronotype or whether you’re naturally a morning or evening person to a single gene (ARL14EP) with some additional alleles that boost the effect of daylight exposure on ‘morningness’ – or how wide awake you feel first thing – Genome-wide gene by
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Small but perfectly formed? According to Statista, the average student room is 13.4 square meters and a luxurious 20.6 meters if you include an en-suite bathroom – Average room size of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) en-suite and studios in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019/2020, by location Getting the lights right might just help your kids
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Another miserable school run? If your child refused to leave the house this morning, you are not alone. Around 140,000 students in the UK spend less time at school than out of it. As Matt Buttery points out, the reasons are complex – School refusal: why is it on the rise and what can parents do?
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Carrots and sticks Citi’s move to dock bonuses from executives who don’t show up at the office at least three times per week hit the headlines – Citi to Track UK Office Attendance. But they’re not alone. 50% of employers want their teams back in the office full time – ‘It’s just not worth it’: why employers still can’t
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Groundhog Day? Things are not what they seem! As we put our shoes back on and get ready for the new season, it can seem as though nothing has changed since you last logged into the world of lighting. And yet, there has been a quiet revolution going on and even some rowdy disagreement in the normally
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As the days get shorter in the Northern Hemisphere, demand for SAD lamps goes up. We all know that our mood seems to mirror the weather – and it’s true that living in a Northern latitude increases your risk of depression. But that link may not all be down to shifting day length after all.