Serious Readers Blog
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Lighting Solutions React To Become More Personal [Future of Light]
Thursday 19 September 2013What would it look like if the lighting around you began reacting simply to your presence or touch? Could it improve your day-to-day experience and what opportunities might that present?
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Lighting Solutions React To Become More Personal [Future of Light]
19 Sep 2013 -
Reading for fun improves children's brains, study confirms
Wednesday 18 September 2013A study of 17,000 people from birth indicates that reading for pleasure improves not just literacy, but maths ability too. And we will soon know whether the effects continue into adult life.
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Reading for fun improves children's brains, study confirms
18 Sep 2013 -
Gene Mutation Linked to Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Tuesday 17 September 2013A recent study lead by researchers at the Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor identified a gene mutation that's linked to macular degeneration.
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Gene Mutation Linked to Age-Related Macular Degeneration
17 Sep 2013 -
Celebrate National Eye Health Week with an eye exam
Monday 16 September 2013The world will celebrate National Eye Health Week from Monday to Sept. 22, which begs the question: When’s the last time you had your eyes examined by a trained eye care professional?
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Celebrate National Eye Health Week with an eye exam
16 Sep 2013 -
Eye tests could detect Alzheimer's disease up to 20 YEARS before symptoms develop
Friday 13 September 2013Doctors may one day use eye tests to detect the very early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research.
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Eye tests could detect Alzheimer's disease up to 20 YEARS before symptoms develop
13 Sep 2013 -
ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital Returns to India For Two-Week Ophthalmic Training Program
Thursday 12 September 2013ORBIS, a nonprofit, humanitarian organization dedicated to saving sight worldwide, prevents and treats blindness through hands-on training, public health education, improved access to quality eye care, and partnerships with local health care organizations
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ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital Returns to India For Two-Week Ophthalmic Training Program
12 Sep 2013 -
How to spot vision problems in children
Wednesday 11 September 2013There are many conditions that, although extremely rare, can cause blindness in a child if not caught on time. One such condition is pediatric glaucoma, which occurs when the pressure in the eye is elevated, causing damage to the optic nerve.
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How to spot vision problems in children
11 Sep 2013 -
Domino's Sets World Record for LED Lighting Efficiency
Tuesday 10 September 2013The Domino's location at 28 West Blackwell Street in Dover, NJ has completed the most energy efficient restaurant lighting retrofit in the world, according to Vanguard Energy Services NJ and Independence LED.
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Domino's Sets World Record for LED Lighting Efficiency
10 Sep 2013 -
More than half of us lie about reading classic novels
Monday 09 September 2013A new study shows that 62 per cent of us pretend to have read classic novels in order to appear more intelligent.
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More than half of us lie about reading classic novels
9 Sep 2013 -
Bay Bridge: Cutting edge LED lights create unique night landscape
Friday 06 September 2013OAKLAND -- In daylight, the new Bay Bridge's iconic white tower and suspension cables gleam in a panoramic landscape saturated with deep hues of earth, water and sky.
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Bay Bridge: Cutting edge LED lights create unique night landscape
6 Sep 2013 -
Holidaymakers choose books over e-readers
Thursday 05 September 2013Most holidaymakers prefer printed books to e-readers, a poll of those travelling through Heathrow Airport this summer has shown.
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Holidaymakers choose books over e-readers
5 Sep 2013 -
Yesterday Marked The Lava Lamps' 50th Year of Lighting Up Your Parents' Basement
Wednesday 04 September 2013Believe it or not, that beloved 1960s relic that once cast a warm, unnatural glow on hippies everywhere is officially 50 years old today.
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Yesterday Marked The Lava Lamps' 50th Year of Lighting Up Your Parents' Basement
4 Sep 2013
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