Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are developing a new system to help the drivers engaged in night journeys to stay awake the entire way. Integrating blue LEDs in truck cabs and truck stops could be a way to reducing accidents caused by drivers that fell asleep behind the wheel.
They say that the blue light will shine at particular wavelengths to convince the brain it is morning, resetting the body’s natural clock. The LEDs can emit light spectra of 450 and 470 nanometers and can be installed into goggles that drivers …