LightAware is compiling a selection of articles on issues of light and health from newspapers, magazines and specialist publications in the UK.
| 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. Read More > |
| July 25, 2016 | Filaments – the porno of the lamp world | Lux Review People love the reassuring glow of incandescent. Read More > |
| July 13, 2016 | ASK THE DOCTOR: Flicker and why it hertz | Lux Review Q: What is flicker and how do I avoid it? Read More > |
| June 29, 2016 | Street lights bring forward the spring | The Independent "Artificial street lighting is having such a profound impact on Nature that it has brought Spring forward by more than a week" Read More > |
| May 19, 2016 | Green light found to ease the pain of migraine | New Scientist As a result, during migraine, light can worsen pain and pain can cause visual disturbance, says Rami Burstein at Harvard University. Read More > |
| May 16, 2016 | Flicker is back with a vengeance, warns report | Around half of domestic and office LEDs have been found to have higher flicker rates than alternative sources, a report by the Society of Light and Lighting has revealed. Read More > |
| January 12, 2016 | Welcome back to REAL light bulbs? | Mail Online Old-fashioned light bulbs banned by the EU could make a comeback thanks to a technological breakthrough that makes them use less energy. Read More > |
| January 11, 2016 | Return of incandescent light bulbs as MIT makes them more efficient than LEDs | The Telegraph Scientists in the US believe they have come up with a solution which could see a reprieve for incandescent bulbs. Read More > |
| April 6, 2015 | A dark night is good for your health | The Conversation While we are finally paying attention to the importance of sleep, the need for dark is still mostly ignored. Read More > |
| May 23, 2014 | ‘UFO’ street-light plan switched off by one-man army | Manchester Evening News Trafford council’s u-turn came after Altrincham resident Simon Nicholas claimed the new eco-friendly lights could damage the brains of people living nearby. Read More > |