An EPFL study shows red light, like blue, causes stronger glare than white, challenging the century-old and globally used function that describes how the human eye responds to different light wavelengths. The findings have implications for standards and research, as well as for the comfort of building occupants. Senior scientist Jan Wienold with the colored filters used during the experiment.
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- Themes
- Research and Tech Transfer , ENAC, Research and Tech Transfer, Architecture
- Copyright
- EPFL/Alain Herzog
- Licence
- CC0 Licence
- Shooting date
- Oct. 14, 2025
- Album
- Red is shown to create a surprising amount of glare
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