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Bats see red over Dutch street lights
Thursday 23 August 2018In an environmental coup, the Dutch town of Nieuwkoop has installed street lights throughout the town to protect its rare species of bats. And the end result is streets bathed in red at night.
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Bats see red over Dutch street lights
23 Aug 2018 -
How dim lighting may affect consumers’ shopping habits
Thursday 26 July 2018A recent study by researchers from Nanyang University, Singapore and North-western University in the United States found that dim lighting may influence consumers to purchase products that they feel will give them more pleasure rather than functional bene
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How dim lighting may affect consumers’ shopping habits
26 Jul 2018 -
UK theatres could face £180m EU lighting bill
Monday 02 July 2018If current EU proposals see the light of day, UK theatres could be in for a crippling financial shock, with the vast majority of current stage lighting deemed unsuitable for future use.
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UK theatres could face £180m EU lighting bill
2 Jul 2018 -
Cancer from LED streetlights? Research suggest link
Thursday 21 June 2018Analysis of 4,000 people has revealed a shocking correlation between heavy exposure to LED street lighting and cancer, say scientists from the University of Exeter and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health.
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Cancer from LED streetlights? Research suggest link
21 Jun 2018 -
How does light make us brighter?
Thursday 03 May 2018The beneficial effects of light on our ability to think is well documented, but American boffins think they may now have discovered the neural mechanism by which cognitive ability is improved, paving the way for improved management of cognitive decline.
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How does light make us brighter?
3 May 2018 -
New lighting mimics caffeine effect
Thursday 05 April 2018Lighting engineers at Philips have created a form of office lighting which, they claim, will boost energy levels in the same way as drinking a cup of coffee.
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New lighting mimics caffeine effect
5 Apr 2018 -
How the weather could now reduce your lighting bills
Monday 12 February 2018The drive for eco-friendliness and economy is taking a strong foothold in all aspects of home technology, not least lighting. The latest low-carbon innovation by Finnish firm Helvar is a new motion sensor which responds to multiple triggers to save energy
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How the weather could now reduce your lighting bills
12 Feb 2018 -
Live near Cambridge? Let light fill your life…
Thursday 08 February 2018Without light there can be no sight, and without sight we could not appreciate the myriad beauties that light gives us. For the next 5 days, Cambridge becomes the host to a contemporary arts festival - e-Luminate - which celebrates a unique collision of
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Live near Cambridge? Let light fill your life…
8 Feb 2018 -
See London Light Up
Thursday 11 January 2018Without light there can be no sight. And one of the greatest pleasures of sight is seeing the beauty that light can create. What better antidote for the darkness of winter than a festival celebrating light? Well if you’re in the London area, you can expe
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See London Light Up
11 Jan 2018 -
Trees to light the pavements?
Thursday 04 January 2018Streetlights replaced by glowing plants. No, this is not the stuff of American ‘50s Sci Fi. Thanks to our research friends at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the reality is closer than we may think.
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Trees to light the pavements?
4 Jan 2018 -
Potential new therapy for Glaucoma Sufferers
Tuesday 02 January 2018Researchers at Stanford University are experimenting with a new treatment for Glaucoma which could completely change our thinking about therapy for the condition.
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Potential new therapy for Glaucoma Sufferers
2 Jan 2018 -
Remember darkness at night?
Thursday 07 December 2017A dark night sky may become a thing of the past – unless we are very careful. Just a century ago, we all experienced dark skies after nightfall, but now our world is illuminated around the clock. The result is light pollution, and the effects could be far
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Remember darkness at night?
7 Dec 2017
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