Delta airlines has created a futuristic jet lag eliminating shower using photon light. CNN reported that the airline displayed the light shower at the 2013 TED conference in Long Beach, California this week.
The concept was created specifically for TED and it let guest at the conference walk into the light shower and literally wash away their jetlag with photon light.
CNN reported that the shower is based on research on jet lag.
"Research by Oxford neuroscience professor Russell Foster shows that bathing in light can alter natural circadian rhythms to help people recover from jet lag," read the Delta sign. "The photon shower by Delta puts this research into practice."
The shower was designed out of Wieden & Kennedy New York and is a part of Delta's attempt to improve the sleep experience of its passengers.
The shower emulates sunlight by using a light sequence that recreates the effects of the sun. It fights jet lag and is a pick me up.
"Professor Foster will be holding a lunch salon at the conference to outline his research on how our body responds to light, and how those responses can help realign our body clocks after long flights and the ensuing jet lag," reported Ad Age.
Delta said to CNN that "Our brains contain a master clock that coordinates the circadian rhythms of our body's many systems. The symptoms of jet lag occur because the body gets off schedule, not only because of the day/night pattern of its new location, but with itself. This is where light comes into play."
The team found a photoreceptor in the eye that senses light but is not used for the purpose of vision. They called it a "photosensitive retinal ganglion cell," and reported that it was used for regulating the body's clock.
"By targeting this receptor, we can reset our master clock faster," said Delta to CNN "The faster our internal clock is reset, the faster we recover from jet lag."
The shower was created exclusively for the TED exhibition, but who knows, perhaps it could be showing up in airports around the world in the future.
Check out a photo of it here.
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