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Category: light

Health and Medicine / light / night shift / nurses / sleep

40 mins of bright light helps night shift nurses feel less tired

Just a little bit of bright light before working a night shift can help nurses feel less tired and make fewer errors.

Health and Medicine / light / night shift / nurses / sleep

40 mins of bright light helps night shift nurses feel less tired

Just a little bit of bright light before working a night shift can help nurses feel less tired and make fewer errors.

aging / Health and Medicine / hearts / light

Can light therapy shield aging hearts from disease?

A form of light therapy may offer a way to delay the occurrence of age-related diseases, including heart deterioration, a new study shows.

agriculture / fruit / fungi / light / Science and Technology

UV light at night protects cantaloupes from pathogen

Using UV light on cantaloupe plants in the night shields them from powdery mildew, a damaging pathogen.

agriculture / fruit / fungi / light / Science and Technology

UV light at night protects cantaloupes from pathogen

Using UV light on cantaloupe plants in the night shields them from powdery mildew, a damaging pathogen.

bacteria / blood tests / Health and Medicine / light / medical tests

Reflected light reveals bacteria in a drop of blood

By shining a laser on a drop of blood, mucus, or wastewater, researchers can use the light reflecting back to positively identify bacteria.

buildings / Earth and Environment / light / sustainability / temperature

Color-changing material could warm or cool buildings

“This kind of smart material lets us maintain the temperature in a building without huge amounts of energy.”

buildings / Earth and Environment / light / sustainability / temperature

Color-changing material could warm or cool buildings

“This kind of smart material lets us maintain the temperature in a building without huge amounts of energy.”

Earth and Environment / light / plastics / pollution

Unexpected reactions happen when light and nanoplastics meet

“As more plastic debris accumulates in the natural environment, there are increasing concerns about its adverse effects.”

Earth and Environment / light / plastics / pollution

Unexpected reactions happen when light and nanoplastics meet

“As more plastic debris accumulates in the natural environment, there are increasing concerns about its adverse effects.”

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