2020-07-15

Outdoor Lighting at Night May Cause Sleep and Mood Disorders for Teenagers, Says Study

A new study reveals how outdoor artificial lighting at night links with sleep and mental disorder of adolescents. Researchers of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) found that teenagers who live in areas that have high levels of artificial light at night tend to get less sleep and are more likely to have a mood disorder comparing to teens who live in areas with low levels of night-time light. The research, titled “Association of Outdoor Artificial Light at Night with Mental Disorders and Sleep Patterns among US Adolescents,” was based on a cro...
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2014-04-28

Effect of Artificial and Natural light on the Human Body

A lot has been discussed and studied on a bid to understand the most important question - Does light have any effects on human beings?  Light can be categorized into two shades, one being natural: produced by sun while the other is artificial light originating from an electronic display or device.
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Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. (Head Office: 2-9-13 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yasuaki Kaizumi) has significantly improved the emission efficiency of its UV-C LEDs at a wavelength of 265nm—widely recognized as the most ... READ MORE

LEDVANCE, one of the world’s leading providers of general lighting, was honoured as the winner in the “Excellence in Business to Consumer Lighting” category at the German Innovation Awards 2026 in Berlin on May 12. Following ... READ MORE