Lumens and Lux: What You Need to Know
Light bulb shopping used to be relatively easy. Traditionally, we would replace our light bulbs based on wattage. As governments began phasing out the use of incandescent bulbs, replacing the...
How to Leverage Light Color to Support Your Circadian Rhythm
Article at a Glance: Color is the appearance of an object with respect to the wavelengths of light that are reflected off of it. Research shows that light is one of the most influential...
What Is Junk Light and Why is it Bad for You?
Article at a Glance: Junk light is a common occurrence found in artificial light sources like LEDs and fluorescents. Junk light specifically refers to blue, green, and violet light. ...
Circadian Light: What Is It & Why Should You Care?
Article at a Glance: Light directly impacts our visual and non-visual responses. When we don’t get enough exposure to the sky-blue region during the day, and/or if we get too much expo...
Why Light-Based Technology is Important for Connectivity, Health and More
Article at a Glance: As the world learns to navigate social distancing protocols, the demand for greater access to the Internet, information, and curriculums has grown exponentially. P...
Proper Lighting Can Improve the Quality of Your Sleep
Article at a Glance: Humans have long relied on the sun's energy as well as fire and candlelight for illumination; however, we now have other technologies that allow us to stay up later...
LEDs: Are They Really Better for the Environment?
Article at a Glance: Lighting has seen a profound evolution from fire to incandescent, halogens, compact fluorescents, and now LED technology. The light bulb plays an integral part in ...
How to be More Compassionate with Your Lighting
Article at a Glance: Humans once solely relied on sunlight to illuminate their surroundings. Natural light/dark cycles helped entrain biological rhythms. The history of light, from the...
How Healthy, Signaling Blue Light Boosts Energy and Improves Focus
Article at a Glance: Nearly all facets of life depend on the sun’s energy. The sun produces natural blue light that is responsible for regulating circadian responses. The 460-500nm ...
The Most Effective Nightlight for Promoting Better Sleep
Article at a Glance: Light directly impacts circadian rhythms and sleep patterns. Humans are especially sensitive to blue light; when we are exposed to wavelengths in the blue light spe...