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Anidolic lighting

Anidolic lighting is a special kind of lighting that helps to save energy by using natural light.

Imagine that you are in your room, and it's a sunny day outside. When the sun shines through your window, it makes your room bright and you can see everything clearly.

Now, anidolic lighting works in a similar way. It's made up of a special device called anidolic louvers (pronounced "ann-eh-doh-lick loo-vers"). These are like little tubes or channels that are placed on the roof of a building.

When the sun shines on these tubes, it's like they capture the sunlight and bring it inside. The tubes are designed in a special way so that they can trap and redirect the sunlight, and spread it evenly over a wide area.

This means that there's no need for electric lights to be turned on during the day because the anidolic lighting is providing enough natural light.

Also, because the light is spread evenly, there are no dark areas or hot spots, which means that people can work or play in a comfortable environment.

So, anidolic lighting helps to save energy by using natural light, and it also creates a comfortable environment for people to work and play in.