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Let there be lumens

Nature Physics volume 20, page 1036 (2024)Cite this article

The packaging of modern-day light sources is crammed with metrics. Paul Wiecki enlightens us about two: brightness and colour-rendering ability.

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Wiecki, P.W. Let there be lumens. Nat. Phys. 20, 1036 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-024-02526-9

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