Articles about Light News
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New low-cost conversion of sun to electricity
The 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...
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Smarter supermarket shopping
Ever had that “completely lost” feeling in one of France’s many enormous hypermarkets?
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New ultra-fast light beam Wi-Fi
Researchers 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...
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How well-lit is your workspace? The answer is a click away…
Philips 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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New LED therapy for skin cancer
A faculty member at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences has claimed that Iran could use LED to treat skin cancer.
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Seeing Michelangelo in a whole new light….
In 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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The artist who sees 100 million colours
Australian-born San Diego resident Concetta Antico is an artist with a difference.
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Major advance in wind-powered lighting
Korean 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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Nobel prize-winning light technology
What 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...
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World first as Glasgow trials superbug-zapping light technology
It 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...
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Can LED light treat age-related sight loss? UK clinical trial hopes to answer the question…
Following a period of research at the University of Liverpool to qualify early findings, Phase 3 trials are now underway at the world-leading Moorfields Eye Hospital to see...
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Copenhagen trials new smart street lighting
What if street lighting could not only improve visibility in a variety of conditions, but could also actively save money and cut carbon emissions?
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UK lead Europe with LED Football Floodlights
Southampton FC’s St Mary’s ground is set to become the first football stadium in Europe to install LED floodlighting to comply with Premier League requirements for a higher...
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UK breakthrough in turning light into matter
Physicists have uncovered a surprisingly straightforward strategy for turning light into matter, which would prove an 80-year-old theory hitherto held to be impossible.
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The Higher Your Education the ‘Higher Risk’ of Having This Eye Condition
There might be a scientific reason backing why glasses are often included the stereotypical portrayal of a “nerd.”
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Why Lighting is Important for the Aging Eye
Lighting can make a critical difference to elderly people with deteriorating vision. Engineers, architects and designers trying to design spaces that can be fully utilized by both old...
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Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral transformed by LED lighting
The 12th-century French-Gothic Cathedral has been relit with over 400 Philips LEDs.
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Strawberry yields forever: LED lighting fools plants into thinking it's spring, not winter
Sweet news: British strawberries could soon appear in supermarkets all year round
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UK turns on to energy efficient lighting
UK consumers have embraced energy saving CFL light bulbs but are lagging behind other European nations in switching to LEDs, new research reveals today.
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Will local councils see the light on LED technology?
LED street lights can cut energy bills, reduce carbon emissions, be operated remotely and linked to smart technology.
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£30m LED lights project to save city millions
A MAJOR overhaul of street lamps across the city will save millions of pounds and help show Edinburgh in a better light, it has been claimed.
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Trial run for solar-powered Community lighting in Gerrards Cross
SUNSHINE may be in short supply at this time of year, but a sustainable energy company is hoping a trial of a new solar-powered street light may be...
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London switches on to LED lighting revolution
£11m project to switch 35,000 street lights to LEDs should save £1.85m a year and reduce energy consumption by 40 per cent.
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Over 40s asked to see the light during darker days
Scrivens Opticians are advising the over 40s to get their eyesight checked as the dark winter days draw in, or risk being on the wrong side of the...
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Heathrow Airport in lighting maintenance controversy
How many people does it take to change a light bulb at Heathrow Terminal 5? This question is no joke for bosses at Heathrow Airport after a story...
