What we know about light, sight and reading.

Notes from forty years of making lights, and from the research we follow.

  1. Swimming robot uses light for power and steering

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    Swimming robot uses light for power and steering

    Scientists have explained how a new swimming robot has been designed to run off nothing but a constant stream of light energy.
  2. New spray on ink uses light to change colour

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    New spray-on ink uses light to change colour

    Imagine if your new trainers could change colour like a chameleon. Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have made it possible.
  3. Groundbreaking new stem-cell treatment

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    Groundbreaking new stem-cell treatment recovers sight for acid attack victim

    An acid attack victim has become the first UK citizen to undergo a new treatment to restore his vision.
  4. Northern lights could brighten up your Friday the 13th

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    Northern lights could brighten up your Friday the 13th

    Friday the 13th doesn’t have to be scary! September is an excellent time of year to see the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights.
  5. Roald Dahl Day 2019

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    A Look ahead to Roald Dahl Day 2019 with the Roald Dahl Museum

    As Roald Dahl day draws closer, we look at ways to celebrate the beloved author’s work and life.
  6. Chips can cause blindness

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    Chips can cause blindness

    A poor diet consumption has left a teenager from Bristol with blind spots in the centre of his vision.
  7. Even bats must wait to cross the road

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    Even bats must wait to cross the road

    Imagine waiting to cross the road, even though you have wings. Well this is the case for bats in Worcestershire.
  8. International day of charity

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    International day of charity: Five charities helping to save sight

    In order to celebrate International day of charity we take a look at some of the amazing charities that are helping to change the World for people with...
  9. People could soon be injected with infrared vision

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    People could soon be injected with infrared vision

    Scientists predict that people will soon be able to see infrared light due to tiny particle injections.
  10. Help is calling you pick up the phone

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    Help is calling you, pick up the phone

    An app called ‘Be my eyes’ created a way for people who are blind or suffer from low-vision to complete everyday tasks that they wouldn’t be able to...
  11. Gran has eyeballs tattooed

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    Gran has eyeballs tattooed to act as ‘sunglasses’

    A grandmother has endured a peculiar treatment to her eyes. The treatment consisted of having her eyes tattooed so the ink could act like sunglasses.
  12. Erupted star lights up NASA images

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    Erupted star lights up NASA images

    A powerful telescope used by NASA has spotted the remnants of an erupted star just 11,000 light-years away from Earth.
  13. Study shows we can’t truly hide information as our eyes give it away

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    Study shows we can’t truly hide information as our eyes give it away

    A new study carried out has proved that eyes can be the first indicator that you know someone, even if you try to hide it verbally.
  14. 1 million bulbs to be used in Blackpool Switch-on

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    1 million bulbs to be used in Blackpool Switch-on

    This week sees the town of Blackpool illuminate its famous nightlights for a continual 66-night period. The Blackpool switch-on is one of the biggest in the count
  15. Charity raises an amazing £1.8 million to help people without sight

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    Charity raises an amazing £1.8 million to help people without sight

    Christian Blind Mission has raised a huge £1.8 million through a campaign named ‘See the way’.
  16. new-bionic-eye-implant-could-help-restore-sight-in-blind-people

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    New bionic eye implant could help restore sight in blind people

    A new study has made use of an implant that directly stimulates the optic nerve in your eye, bypassing the eyeball completely.
  17. Mission to improve singlet fission for solar energy achieved

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    Mission to improve singlet fission for solar energy achieved

    A breakthrough in harnessing light from singlet fission for solar energy has been found by researchers at Columbia University.
  18. Light therapy may help in your fight against heart attacks

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    Light therapy may help in your fight against heart attacks

    An amount of intense light therapy may help the body in combating heart attacks by decreasing tissue damage.
  19. New app to reduce diabetic eye disease risk

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    New app to reduce diabetic eye disease risk

    A new app called Retina Risk has been designed to help people with diabetes monitor and assess the risk of diabetic eye disease.
  20. Major breakthrough in understanding dry AMD

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    Major breakthrough in understanding dry AMD

    Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have revealed a major breakthrough that could have implications for sufferers of the dry form of Age-Related Macular Degeneration, one of the most...
  21. Engineers create blinking digital eye to aid dry eye disease treatment

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    Engineers create blinking digital eye to aid dry eye disease treatment

    A blinking “eye on a chip” has been created by a team at Pennsylvania State University to fill a void in the medical industry that lacks treatments for...
  22. Teenagers wearing specs nearly doubles in 7 years

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    Amount of teenagers wearing specs nearly doubles in 7 years

    A report by Scrivens Opticians has found that the proportion of 13 to 16-year-olds requiring glasses has nearly doubled since 2012.
  23. Elderly at risk due to long NHS cataract operation delays

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    Elderly at risk due to long NHS cataract operation delays

    New data has revealed that people in need of cataract operations are having to wait almost 6 months in some areas of the UK to have the operational...
  24. Blue Light at night causes rise in sugar consumption in rats

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    Blue Light at night causes rise in sugar consumption in rats

    New research has revealed that rats that are exposed to blue light at night develop a sweet tooth. The research was presented at an annual conference for the...
  25. €4m project to improve sight saving treatments

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    €4m project to improve sight-saving treatments

    The Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) in collaboration with the University of Birmingham have launched a project to improve eye health treatments. The project has had €4 million...