Walk on by: Street lamps react to body temperature

Toulouse – Heat-sensitive street lights that brighten as people walk by have been installed along a stretch of pavement in this city in southwest France. The scheme, the first of its kind in the world, seeks to save energy and reduce nocturnal light pollution.

Light-based projects, such as Urban Alliance’s interactive ‘Moodwall’ subway installation in Amsterdam, are showing people the way with innovative technology. This new development is a true light bulb moment.