Articles about Light News
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Potential new therapy for Glaucoma Sufferers
Researchers 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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Remember darkness at night?
A 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,...
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Chinese pollution dramatically reducing solar power output
Much has been written recently about China’s high-speed implementation of solar energy production, with predicted installations in 2017 alone capable of dealing with half total global demand.
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How the Sea could hold the key to cheaper solar power
Diatoms – tiny algae that are found naturally throughout our oceans – demonstrate an extraordinary ability to trap and scatter light.
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Scientists on the verge of a real “invisibility cloak”
Harry Potter beware! Hard though it may seem to believe, Austrian boffins believe they have developed a technique for projecting light waves right through solid material.
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New LED technology improves pedestrian safety
There are more than 10,000 accidents related to traffic every year in Singapore – a great many involving smartphone users. Advanced LED strips have been placed on the...
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Artificial light puts night-time pollination at risk
The use of artificial light at night is spreading rapidly through the world, expanding by an estimated 6% every year.
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A shining light in the battle against cancer
Using tiny remote-triggered LED chips, a team at the University of Rochester have discovered a form of immunotherapy which could change the way cancer is treated.
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Light flashes from earth can now be explained say NASA
It all started when NASA scientist Alexander Marshak spotted a pale blue twinkling dot on images sent back from a weather satellite launched in 2015. Long term observation...
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New study suggest strobe lighting may help with Alzheimer’s
In many ways we are only just beginning to appreciate the healing properties of light. Just a few weeks after the news that light therapy presents a viable...
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Does your home lighting suit your eyes?
We’ve all bumped into things at home. But how often is the cause related to your eyesight? And how could home lighting improve the situation?
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Will LED kill the romance of Rome?
Plans to replace Rome’s moody yellow sodium lamps with eco-efficient LEDs which emit bright white light will destroy the Eternal City’s romantic ambience. Such is the claim of...
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Is smart lighting a hacker’s dream?
Over the past few year, smart lighting has become a byword for home energy efficiency.
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Light therapy proves effective in early prostate cancer treatment
Coming hard on the tail of the news that photoimmunotherapy (PIT) may represent an option for those with head and neck cancer trial results have now been published...
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Treating cancer with light now proven to work
Scientists claim to have proven the effectiveness of a radical new natural treatment for cancer which could change the way we approach therapy.
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New photosynthesis discovery could re-write text books
Boffins at Imperial College London have made a ground-breaking discovery at the heart of photosynthesis that it could mark a step change in the quest for more efficient...
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Making light work of growing food
The landmark Philips lighting building in Eindhoven houses an unexpected secret – deep within its structure is a futuristic laboratory where light is tested for its power to...
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Are your sunglasses up to the job?
You only have one pair of eyes, and you should protect them. But do your sunglasses have the same UV rating as when you bought them?
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Let there be weight! A look at gravity-powered personal lighting
Humans have powered things with gravity for thousands of years, but it’s never been used to create a personal light source. Until now.
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Shedding new light on the battle of Culloden
New light has been shed on the site of the last mass battle on British soil - using an aeroplane and hi-tech lasers.
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How light shaped the Incredible Hulk
Here’s one for movie buffs - What do Spiderman, King Kong, and the Incredible Hulk have in common? And Avatar for that matter?
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The death of the traffic light?
Had enough of sitting at lights that seem to have been programmed by a sadist? It would seem one group of boffins are prepared to wait no longer…
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New lease of life for tungsten bulbs?
In a remarkable change of direction in the search for energy efficient lighting, researchers at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a technique that could make...
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Plant-Powered Lamps bring Light to Darkest Peru…
Nuevo Saposoa is typical of many Peruvian rainforest villages. Wet, dark, and with little access to electricity, good light is only to be found in the tree canopy.
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Li-Fi becomes a working reality
Another milestone in the journey to internet via light waves was achieved this week when Li-Fi it was tested by an Estonian start-up in Tallinn , using Li-Fi...
