Adaptive Lights Can Monitor What Room Occupants Are Doing And Set Lighting Accordingly

Friday, February 20, 2009 - 14:28 in Physics & Chemistry

Artificial light affects us in subtle ways. At its best, ambient lighting can relax, soothe or excite, but used poorly it can drain us of energy and disrupt sleep. What if lighting could adapt automatically to meet our individual needs? A new system uses information from biosensors worn by the occupants of a room or building to determine what users are doing and then changes the lighting accordingly.

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