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Light and Health Research

LRC researchers are currently investigating how exposure to light, specifically blue light, affects daytime and nighttime alertness, and translating that understanding into practical applications, such as improved nighttime driving and enhanced submariner performance. View a list of publications, journal articles, and conference papers on light and health issues by LRC scientists, as well as an overview of automotive and street lighting.

		6/6/2008 Circadian Math: One Plus One Doesn’t Always Equal Two
		6/3/2008 Lighting Research Center paves the way for commercially viable, high efficiency demand response ballast
		2/28/2008 Bright Idea: LRC Launches New Program To Support Growth of Lighting-Related Business
		2/25/2008 Lighting Research Center Evaluates Integrated Classroom Lighting System
		1/10/2008 National Lighting Product Information Program (NLPIP) releases new report on residential downlights
		9/5/2007 (Rennselaer press release) Researchers Developing Device To Predict Proper Light Exposure for Human Health
		2/26/2007 LRC Researcher Awarded Funding to Explore Effect of Light on Human Phototransduction
		2/9/2007 LED lighting: brighter displays, more appeal to frozen foods in supermarkets
		1/11/2007 Lighting Research Center and OSRAM SYLVANIA demonstrate new load-shedding technology to help reduce peak electric loads on the nation's stressed grid
		11/5/2006 Lighting Research Center forming collaborative group of researchers worldwide
		7/24/2006 Researchers Examine How Headlight Glare May Affect Driving Behaviors and Roadway Safety
		7/24/2006 Lighting Research Center Hosts LED Lighting Institute September 13-15, 2006
		6/28/2006 ASSIST Draws Global Support to Advance the Applications of LED Technology
		4/20/2006 Scientists Develop Simple Alternative for Harvesting Daylight and Saving Energy
		4/19/2006 New Research May Decode Data from Rodent Cancer Studies for Use in Human Comparisons
		4/18/2006 Leading Scientists Examine the Impact of Architectural Lighting on Breast Cancer

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