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  City’s LED street lights cut 25 per cent of energy use

  Friday 09 August 2013

  A City of Sydney roll-out of energy efficient light-emitting diode lights has saved almost $300,000 and cut energy use by more than 25 per cent.

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• City’s LED street lights cut 25 per cent of energy use

  9 Aug 2013
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  Glasses could correct eyesight of macular degeneration sufferers

  Friday 02 August 2013

  Glasses and contact lenses that correct the vision of people suffering a common form of age-related sight loss are being developed by scientists.

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• Glasses could correct eyesight of macular degeneration sufferers

  2 Aug 2013
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  Tablet-controlled with ambient lighting: Inside Boeing's next-gen spaceship

  Friday 26 July 2013

  Boeing have unveiled the interior stylings of their next-gen shuttle - the CST-100 - though the end results look more like a futuristic hotel room than a spaceship destined for the International Space Station.

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• Tablet-controlled with ambient lighting: Inside Boeing's next-gen spaceship

  26 Jul 2013
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  Detroit Metropolitan Airport to launch massive conversion to LED lights in parking structures

  Friday 19 July 2013

  Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) will replace all 6,050 lighting fixtures in both parking structures and increase the number of fixtures by 19% while still saving 66% on its annual electric bill by switching to light-emitting diode (LED) lights.

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• Detroit Metropolitan Airport to launch massive conversion to LED lights in parking structures

  19 Jul 2013
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  Energy harvesting: Lighting the office - by walking

  Wednesday 17 July 2013

  Best foot forward:These titles generate electricity as runners pass over them - with enough people you could light a shopping centre Strange as it may seem, human footsteps could play a significant role in solving the world's energy problems.

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• Energy harvesting: Lighting the office - by walking

  17 Jul 2013
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  Over-90s 'defying mental decline'

  Monday 15 July 2013

  Today's 90-year-olds are surviving into very old age with better mental performance than ever before, Danish research suggests.

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• Over-90s 'defying mental decline'

  15 Jul 2013
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  Philips TV matches your lighting to the picture

  Thursday 11 July 2013

  Your home's lighting can now automatically match the mood of what's on your TV, Philips has revealed.

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• Philips TV matches your lighting to the picture

  11 Jul 2013
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  Modern life means children miss out on pleasures of reading a good book

  Wednesday 10 July 2013

  Busy parents are dropping bedtime stories and teachers lack time to instil a love of reading, conference told.

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• Modern life means children miss out on pleasures of reading a good book

  10 Jul 2013
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  Serious Readers at Independents Day 2013

  Tuesday 09 July 2013

  We had a great time exhibiting at the Independents Day event which took place yesterday. We were doing a prize draw for the chance to win one of our lights.

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• Serious Readers at Independents Day 2013

  9 Jul 2013