[{"command":"openDialog","selector":"#drupal-modal","settings":null,"data":"\u003Cdiv id=\u0022republish_modal_form\u0022\u003E\u003Cform class=\u0022modal-form-example-modal-form ecl-form\u0022 data-drupal-selector=\u0022modal-form-example-modal-form\u0022 action=\u0022\/en\/article\/modal\/5954\u0022 method=\u0022post\u0022 id=\u0022modal-form-example-modal-form\u0022 accept-charset=\u0022UTF-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHorizon articles can be republished for free under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.\u003C\/p\u003E\n \u003Cp\u003EYou must give appropriate credit. We ask you to do this by:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n 1) Using the original journalist\u0027s byline\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n 2) Linking back to our original story\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n 3) Using the following text in the footer: This article was originally published in \u003Ca href=\u0027#\u0027\u003EHorizon, the EU Research and Innovation magazine\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n \u003Cp\u003ESee our full republication guidelines \u003Ca href=\u0027\/horizon-magazine\/republish-our-stories\u0027\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n \u003Cp\u003EHTML for this article, including the attribution and page view counter, is below:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022js-form-item form-item js-form-type-textarea form-item-body-content js-form-item-body-content ecl-form-group ecl-form-group--text-area form-no-label ecl-u-mv-m\u0022\u003E\n \n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \u003Ctextarea data-drupal-selector=\u0022edit-body-content\u0022 aria-describedby=\u0022edit-body-content--description\u0022 id=\u0022edit-body-content\u0022 name=\u0022body_content\u0022 rows=\u00225\u0022 cols=\u002260\u0022 class=\u0022form-textarea ecl-text-area\u0022\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EHow to fill a windowless room with sunlight\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EImagine sitting in a windowless room yet having the feeling of the sun shining on your face. This unique experience is now possible thanks to the COELUX EU-funded project which recreates the physical and optical effects of natural light indoors by simulating the diffusion and transmission of sunlight through the atmosphere.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe high-tech window system designed by the project, which was on show at the EU\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/article\/innovation-needs-be-mainstream-president-barroso-tells-researchers-entrepreneurs_en.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInnovation Convention 2014\u003C\/a\u003E, uses energy-saving LEDs (light-emitting diodes) which reproduce the same spectrum of light as sunlight. It also includes a sophisticated optical system to create a sensation of distance between the simulated sky and the \u2018sun\u2019. \u003Cblockquote class=\u0022tw-text-center tw-text-blue tw-font-bold tw-text-2xl lg:tw-w-1\/2 tw-border-2 tw-border-blue tw-p-12 tw-my-8 lg:tw-m-12 lg:tw--ml-16 tw-float-left\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022tw-text-5xl tw-rotate-180\u0022\u003E\u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cp class=\u0022tw-font-serif tw-italic\u0022\u003E\u2018You can experience sunny skies anytime, anywhere.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n \u003Cfooter\u003E\n \u003Ccite class=\u0022tw-not-italic tw-font-normal tw-text-sm tw-text-black\u0022\u003EProfessor Paolo Di Trapani, coordinator of COELUX \u003C\/cite\u003E\n \u003C\/footer\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe system uses nanostructured materials only a few millimetres thick to recreate the way radiation is scattered as it passes through the earth\u2019s atmosphere.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2018With COELUX, you can experience sunny skies anytime, anywhere,\u2019 said Professor Paolo Di Trapani, coordinator of the project and a physicist at the University of Insubria in Como, Italy, whose research has been driven by the desire to recreate natural light for the past 10 years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe system provides three settings so that users can experience the light of Northern Europe, of the Mediterranean and of the Tropics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers received funding as part of the EU\u2019s research for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) programme, and they have used it to invest in research and development, and to fund the cost of demonstrating the product.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2018We strongly encourage other SMEs to apply for EU funding as it opens windows of opportunity,\u2019 Prof. Di Trapani said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInternational year of light\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe United Nations has proclaimed 2015 as the\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eps.org\/?page=event_iyol\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;International Year of Light\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to raise global awareness of how light can have a positive influence on our health and wellbeing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWarm, artificial, direct sunlight illuminates and enhances objects, making domestic and public spaces more attractive and welcoming. The play of light and shadow gives them volume and shape and alters the way people react and interact with their surroundings.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022img_legend\u0022 style=\u0022float: left;\u0022\u003E\u003Cfigure role=\u0022group\u0022\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022\/research-and-innovation\/sites\/default\/files\/hm\/Lapm-less%20room.jpg\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022The COELUX project recreates the physical and optical effects of natural light indoors.\u0022 height=\u0022200\u0022 src=\u0022\/research-and-innovation\/sites\/default\/files\/hm\/Lapm-less%20room.jpg\u0022 title=\u0022The COELUX project recreates the physical and optical effects of natural light indoors.\u0022 width=\u0022201\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cfigcaption class=\u0022tw-italic tw-mb-4\u0022\u003EThe COELUX project recreates the physical and optical effects of natural light indoors.\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\n\u003C\/figure\u003E\n\u003Cem\u003EThe COELUX project recreates the physical and optical effects of natural light indoors.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003EThe COELUX light diffusing technology will benefit anyone who does not get enough sunshine. It has been designed with a focus on the healthcare industry, but can be applied in retail, hospitality, museum, airport, underground transport, spa, sports centre, cinema, office and industrial environments.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThose working or living in underground spaces, either due to space restrictions or as a way of coping with extreme climates, such as in Canada or the United Arab Emirates, are set to benefit greatly from the technology. The same is true of residents of countries located furthest from the equator, close to the Arctic or Antarctic, who often experience very little natural light for long periods of the year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe COELUX technology will be ready for market towards the end of 2014, and is poised to take a share of the global lighting market, which the EU says is estimated at EUR\u0026nbsp;58 billion. That means it is a\u0026nbsp;significant business opportunity for the project partners and network of European enterprises which will be involved in its production, demonstration and implementation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMichael Jennings, spokesperson for European Research, Innovation and Science Commissioner M\u00e1ire Geoghegan-Quinn, said: \u2018Many areas of our lives \u2013 from energy, transportation, medicine, food safety, health and well-being \u2013 are being enhanced and even revolutionised by nanotechnology. COELUX is a great example of how science can turn a simple idea that is difficult to achieve \u2013 replicating sunlight \u2013 into a reality. 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