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UK Press

LightAware is compiling a selection of articles on issues of light and health from newspapers, magazines and specialist publications in the UK.

October 30, 2017 | A hip Hong Kong fashion and art pop-up left people with weird burns and light sensitivity | The Independent
'The skin on my face is flaky and peeling'
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August 18, 2017 | Invisible Random Flicker – Two Minute Explainer |
One of the yardsticks for good LED design is that the electronic circuitry should not produce any perceptible flicker. Flicker is potentially harmful to health and can trigger migraines and epileptic fits – but the difficult word here is ‘perceptible’.
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July 7, 2017 | The Fast Lane: blinded by the light | The Financial Times
“It gives everyone a headache. Lucky for you that you’ve packed your sunglasses.”
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May 1, 2017 | Wondering why car headlights are so painfully blinding? Well it could be down to your age | Daily Mail
Anyone who drives at night knows the problem. An approaching car rounds a bend or crests a hill and a dazzling glare fills the windscreen and you can’t see.
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April 25, 2017 | LED on Washington Metro enrages city bigwigs | Lux Review
The train lighting was originally designed to match the warm hue of the stations, creating a twilight feel throughout the day, meaning the new LED trains create a jarring comparison.
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April 2, 2017 | Romance of Rome under assault from ugly LED lighting, campaigners say | The Telegraph
The romance of Rome is being drastically eroded, campaigners say, by a plan to replace the city’s yellow sodium lamps with cheaper LED lights which give off a harsh, white glare.
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March 13, 2017 | LED street lights are disturbing my sleep | BBC Website
"When the lighting is right you have a sense of peace and contemplation, of aesthetic joy in the world," says novelist Lionel Shriver, who is campaigning against LEDs in the South Brooklyn neighbourhood where she spends part of the year.
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October 17, 2016 | Your light bulbs could be playing havoc with your health – here’s why | The Conversation
Our knowledge of how the light bulbs we use can help feed our eyes with the right light is rudimentary at best.
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July 25, 2016 | Filaments – the porno of the lamp world | Lux Review
People love the reassuring glow of incandescent.
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July 13, 2016 | ASK THE DOCTOR: Flicker and why it hertz | Lux Review
Q: What is flicker and how do I avoid it?
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