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Fukuoka City-based Ishinoyu, which sells the Stone Spa baths, has invented a light-based climate control system and applied for an international patent. The system utilizes the infrared rays emitted by special ceramics. Rather than heat or cool the air, as in conventional systems, this system employs the phenomenon of sympathetic resonance in the infrared rays. It emits no sound or air, and does not cause drying of the skin. Installing the system in a new house will cost 1.5 million to 2.5 million yen more than an air conditioning system, but Ishinoyu says it will produce cost savings because it uses from 40% to 70% less power.