LightAware is compiling a selection of articles on issues of light and health from newspapers, magazines and specialist publications in the UK.
| 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 > |
| May 13, 2014 | The medical experts who refuse to use low-energy lightbulbs in their homes | Mail Online Professor of Opthalmology at the University College London Institute of Opthalmolog believes low-energy bulbs could lead to blindness. Read More > |
| April 8, 2014 | Which bright spark did that? | Mail Online Multi-million pound project to replace street lights with dazzling LED lamps leaves residents feeling like they are 'living on a football pitch' Read More > |
| January 28, 2014 | Lightbulb ban was about money not the environment | Express Banning incandescent lights was a hurried measure that has done nothing to save the environment but has done a lot to line the pockets of manufacturers. Read More > |
| May 14, 2013 | Do ‘environmentally friendly’ LED lights cause BLINDNESS? | Mail Online A researcher from Complutense University in Madrid discovered that exposure to LED lights can cause irreparable damage to the retinas of the human eye. Read More > |
| April 15, 2013 | Low energy light bulbs are everywhere now | Newcastle Chronicle This means I can barely shop, fill up my car's petrol tank, travel on public transport, eat out or visit a museum, art gallery, or gym. Read More > |
| April 15, 2013 | New EU light bulbs are a real turn-off | Newcastle Chronicle Some people are being made ill by modern lighting and have seen a major impact on their quality of life. Read More > |
| March 29, 2013 | Electrosensitivity: is technology killing us? | The Guardian Is modern life making us ill? Yes, say those who suffer from electrosensitivity. Are they cranks, or should we all be throwing away our mobile phones? Read More > |