Energy@Rensselaer: Rensselaer Illuminates the Future of Lighting
University’s Pair of World-Class Research Centers Investigate the “Whys and Hows” of Lighting Lighting technology touches nearly everything we do — from illuminating our homes and workplaces, to making a left turn at an intersection, or snapping a photo with a cell phone. Given the sheer ubiquity of lighting, it’s easy to take the technology for granted — but lighting is the subject of intense scrutiny by scientists at two Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute research centers.