Blue Lights to Reset Internal Clocks

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday March 20, @02:28AM
from the you-can-sleep-when-you-are-dead dept.

holy_calamity writes "Researchers at RPI are testing the effects of putting blue LEDs inside cars to keep drivers alert. People driving through the night are much more likely to cause accidents because our circadian rhythms just want to sleep — blue light at around 450nm wavelength can fool them into thinking its morning and keep us awake."

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