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Acute or Chronic Sleep Deprivation Resulting in Increased Feelings of Fatigue
Apr 27, 2013Acute or chronic sleep deprivation resulting in increased feelings of fatigue is one of the leading causes of workplace incidents and related injuries. More incidents and performance failures, such as automobile accidents, occur in the ...
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LRC Unveiled New Photometry Laboratory with a Ribbon Cutting at Anniversary Celebration
Apr 5, 2013The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer recently unveiled its new photometry laboratory with a ribbon cutting at its 25th anniversary celebration, March 20. The new laboratory is supported with funding from the New York State ...
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LRC at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Will Hold a Four-Day, Hands-on Seminar May 14-17
Feb 27, 2013The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will hold a four-day, hands-on seminar May 14-17, 2013, to teach industry professionals how to incorporate light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and organic light emitting diodes ...
Tags: Lighting Research Center, LED Lighting Institute, OLEDs
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Removal of Street Lighting in Order to Reduce Municipal Costs
Feb 19, 2013Newspapers are filled with stories describing reductions and removal of street lighting in order to reduce municipal costs. Tackling the tricky questions of when and where to install roadway illumination is a challenge for transportation ...
Tags: Roadway Lighting, Lighting, Lights
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Ogilvy's Rory Sutherland to Give Keynote at Lighting Research Center's 25th Anniversary
Feb 6, 2013Ogilvy’s Rory Sutherland to Give Keynote at Lighting Research Center’s 25th Anniversary The Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer is pleased to announce Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy Group UK, will give the keynote ...
Tags: Ogilvy's Rory, Keynote, Lighting
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LRC at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Penn State University Have Published Research
Feb 6, 2013Research predicts the impact of LED-based roadway lighting that provides improved visibility in terms of the reduction in night-time accidents in intersections. The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and ...
Tags: roadway lighting, LED, LED luminaires
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Rory Sutherland Will Give The Keynote at The 25th Anniversary Celebration in Troy, N.Y.
Jan 31, 2013The Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer is pleased to announce Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy Group UK, will give the keynote at the 25th Anniversary Celebration, March 20, 2013 in Troy, N.Y., as part of the Lighting Value ...
Tags: Lighting, Lighting Value, ight
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Lightolier Is a Company That Manufactures and Sells a Wide Array of Lighting Fixtures
Jan 17, 2013Lightolier is a company that manufactures and sells a wide array of lighting fixtures. It was founded in 1904 by Bernhard Blitzer under the name of New York Gas and Appliance Co. When electric lighting started to be more widely accepted, ...
Tags: Lightolier, Lighting Brands, Downlight, chandelier
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Adolescents Can Be Chronically Sleep Deprived
Nov 28, 2012Adolescents can be chronically sleep deprived because of their inability to fall asleep early in combination with fixed wakeup times on school days. According to the CDC, almost 70 percent of school children get insufficient sleep - less ...
Tags: Blue Light, research report, dim light
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Adolescents Can Be Chronically Sleep Deprived
Nov 28, 2012Blue Light Could Help Teens Combat Stress Adolescents can be chronically sleep deprived because of their inability to fall asleep early in combination with fixed wakeup times on school days.According to the Centers for Disease ...
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Roundabouts,Also Known as Traffic Circles,Are Increasing in Number Across The U.S.
Nov 27, 2012Roundabouts,also known as traffic circles,are increasing in number across the U.S.These intersections generally increase traffic throughput while reducing the severity of automobile accidents.However,as relatively new traffic ...
Tags: Roundabouts, traffic circles, Lighting Research Center
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The Philips Lighting Hue SSL Retrofit Lamp Can Provide 16-Million Colors
Nov 6, 20121. Philips Launches Color-Tunable Zigbee-Based LED Retrofit Lamp The Philips Lighting Hue SSL retrofit lamp can provide 16-million colors and tunable white light with ZigBee-based control via smartphones and tablets. 2. New Survey: 95% ...
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RDL Represents One of The More Perfect Applications for LEDs
Nov 1, 2012Refrigerated display lighting (RDL) represents one of the more perfect applications for LEDs. Because fluorescent tubes can be replaced with LED strips and reduce energy usage by 60%, retailers are beginning to implement LED case lighting ...
Tags: LED lighting
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Adolescents Can Be Chronically Sleep Deprived
Nov 1, 2012In a new study from the Lighting Research Center, it was found that short-wavelength light can enhance the cortisol awakening response, which is important for dealing with stress throughout the day, in sleep-restricted adolescents. The ...
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Researchers Proposed a Metric to Help Architects Take Advantage of Benefits of Daylighting
Sep 19, 2012Researchers at the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have proposed a new metric to help architects and builders more easily take advantage of the benefits of daylighting,from significant energy savings to the ...
Tags: LRC, Daylighting, Architect, Builder
