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Light Rider…
Wednesday 21 October 2015There’s just nothing better than being able to clearly see what you are doing – a sentiment shared by artist Koo Jeong A who has designed the UK’s first glow-in-the-dark skate park….
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Light Rider…
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Tripping the Light Fantastic…
Thursday 27 August 2015Manchester born artist Liz West is fascinated by the interplay of light and colour, and since graduating from The Glasgow School of Art in 2007, she has created a range of installations which explore how sensory phenomena can invoke psychological and phys
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Tripping the Light Fantastic…
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New low-cost conversion of sun to electricity
Monday 27 July 2015The sun provides a nearly unlimited abundance of solar energy, and as such it is one of our most promising alternative energy sources. American scientists have now discovered a counter-intuitive way of dramatically reducing the cost of harvesting sunlight
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New low-cost conversion of sun to electricity
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Smarter supermarket shopping
Tuesday 16 June 2015Ever had that “completely lost” feeling in one of France’s many enormous hypermarkets?
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Smarter supermarket shopping
16 Jun 2015 -
New ultra-fast light beam Wi-Fi
Saturday 02 May 2015Researchers at Oxford University have developed a new technology that delivers ultra-high-speed Wi-Fi (224 Gbps) via light beams. In the future, “Li-Fi” could allow Internet users to download a 1.5Gb movie in the blink of an eye.
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New ultra-fast light beam Wi-Fi
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How well-lit is your workspace? The answer is a click away…
Wednesday 25 March 2015Philips have launched an innovative light measurement widget on Facebook to determine the amount of task light you need to work comfortably in relation to your age.
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How well-lit is your workspace? The answer is a click away…
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New LED therapy for skin cancer
Monday 09 February 2015A faculty member at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences has claimed that Iran could use LED to treat skin cancer.
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New LED therapy for skin cancer
9 Feb 2015 -
Seeing Michelangelo in a whole new light….
Monday 01 December 2014In a move which brings Michelangelo’s extraordinary fresco to vibrant life like never before, the Vatican has unveiled a new lighting system at the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
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Seeing Michelangelo in a whole new light….
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The artist who sees 100 million colours
Friday 28 November 2014Australian-born San Diego resident Concetta Antico is an artist with a difference.
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The artist who sees 100 million colours
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Major advance in wind-powered lighting
Wednesday 22 October 2014Korean Scientists have created a wind-activated material which could revolutionise environmentally friendly lighting. But only as long as the wind blows…
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Major advance in wind-powered lighting
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Nobel prize-winning light technology
Wednesday 15 October 2014What happens if you invent a lighting solution that reduces the energy consumption of the entire planet? You are paid £125 for having the idea, and twenty years down the line, you win a Nobel prize. At least, that has been the experience of Japanese-born
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Nobel prize-winning light technology
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World first as Glasgow trials superbug-zapping light technology
Thursday 28 August 2014It has long been recognised that working under quality lighting relieves eyestrain and the discomfort it brings, but now the relationship between light and well-being is about to take on a whole new dimension…
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World first as Glasgow trials superbug-zapping light technology
28 Aug 2014
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