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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.

Research subject  6/6/2008
Circadian Math: One Plus One Doesn’t Always Equal Two
Office Lighting  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
Downlight sketch  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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