Think it’s tough to fall asleep on earth? Just try to imagine what it’s been like for all the astronauts inhabiting the International Space Station (ISS) over the last 15 years. They experience day and night light patterns once every 90 minutes. Lighting can help. Even back on terra firma, people use lights to help lift spirits and regulate sleep when, say, the light is scarce in the winter. Now, a space-age solution is, figuratively, making the trip from the ISS to Earth thanks to Lighting Science.
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The living space of the future will glow thanks to a versatile form of light that can be integrated into furniture or painted onto walls. The environmentally-friendly, thin, efficient Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) emits dazzling white light from its surface, which means it can be integrated into various surfaces. Say goodbye to the traditional lightbulb as we know it.
The Spark Socket can do for the lights in your home what apps have done for smartphones, says Spark Socket founder Zach Supalla in a video on the project's Kickstarter page. Spark Socket is a small Wi-Fi device that screws onto any standard dimmable light bulb and lets you control the light from your smartphone. It fits between the light bulb and light fixture.