{"id":115386,"date":"2015-02-13T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/?p=115386"},"modified":"2018-06-26T17:55:43","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T21:55:43","slug":"artificial-skylight-mimics-daylight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/archives\/artificial-skylight-mimics-daylight","title":{"rendered":"Fend off the winter blues with this artificial skylight that perfectly mimics daylight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"artificial<\/a>Photos:\u00a0CoeLux<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Judges called it “groundbreaking” and the CoeLux artificial skylight was crowned\u00a0Light Source of the Year<\/a> during\u00a0the 2014 Lux Awards in Italy. Indeed, it may be the most advanced innovation in artificial sunlight technology to date.<\/p>\n

Developed by a group of Italian scientists, the false window is said to be so effective that it will\u00a0trick those who bask in its glow into thinking they are under the actual sun. How does it work? According to This Is Colossal<\/a>:<\/p>\n

…it involves filtering a light source through a layer of nanoparticles that mimic Earth\u2019s atmosphere. Because of this, not only does the color match sunshine but the quality does as well. In the photos above\u2014which CoeLux insists aren’t digitally altered\u2014you can get an idea of how realistic the light is, and see it in action in the video.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The CoeLux system comes in three configurations simulating different types of sunlight: tropical, Mediterranean and Nordic environments. The inventors suggest it would make a great addition to regular homes, subterranean homes (ever heard of an “earthscraper”?), hospitals, airports, malls\u00a0and\u00a0underground transit systems.<\/p>\n