Researchers in Japan have developed a white light-emitting device (WLED) that works in outdoor lighting systems but avoids disrupting plant growth.
Outdoor lighting systems can disrupt natural plant growth © Shutterstock
Lighting systems across much of the world are currently based on WLEDs, and there have been many advances to reduce energy consumption without loss of brightness. This is great news for indoor lighting but problems arise when these WLED systems are used for outdoor lighting.
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The original article can be read below:
Plant habitat-conscious white light-emitting devices: Dy3+-emission considerably reduces involvement in photosynthesis
Tomohiko Nakajima, Harumi Hanawa and Tetsuo Tsuchiya
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4TC02558J
