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What can you do with full spectrum floor lamps you ask? Full
spectrum light has gotten a great deal of attention Floor Lamps will Light Up Any RoomIt is light that will cover the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared through near-ultraviolet, or in another words, all wavelengths that are useful to plant or animal life. The sun puts out light that is considered full spectrum, even though the solar spectral distribution reaching Earth will vary greatly with atmospheric conditions, latitude, and time of day. So full spectrum floor lamps are mimicking the sun somewhat. The term "full-spectrum" originated when photobiologist, Dr. John Nash Ott, described electric light sources in the 1960's that simulate the visible and ultraviolet (UV) spectrum of natural light. There are lots of companies who sell electric lighting products which are marketed as full-spectrum. Some of them promise full spectrum floor lamps that they claim closely simulate daylight and can therefore provide a lot of benefits such as improved vision, health, healing, and work productivity. Among the claims for these benefits which obtained from this special lighting are better visibility for close and detail work, and also the differentiation of colors. This comes in handy in industries pertaining to design, sewing, jewelry work, and all forms of aesthetic painting. These full spectrum floor lamps are used by color scientists and color matchers in paint stores to match colors. So they use them at night or inside when they don't have access to north sunlight. Many companies have varying ideas about what constitutes full spectrum floor lamps, and what it is about this kind of light that yields the claimed benefits. Some insist that invisible-to-the-eye UV radiation is a necessary ingredient. One recent development in natural lighting products is the advent of lamps that reduce radiation in a small part of the visible spectrum in an effort to improve vision and visibility. These products also bear the full-spectrum moniker. Though the full spectrum floor lamps are marketed at premium prices compared to incandescent light sources and non-spectrum fluorescents, they generally produce fewer lumens per watt than comparable light sources. If valid, the benefits claimed for full-spectrum light sources would seem to be well worth the additional expense and the loss in wattage. This is one consistency that these manufacturers share. However, the inconsistencies for wattage and spectrum criteria have made the idea of using such lighting confusing for some consumers.
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these regarding the
effects of artificial light on overall human health. Full-spectrum light
manufacturers such as Ott-Lite, who are somewhat of a pioneer in this kind
of photobiological research, gladly market the benefits of this all natural
lighting. But what exactly are full spectrum floor lamps and what kind of
light do they put out?