(Phys.org)—Scientists have conducted the first study into the ecological effects of a variety of energy-saving options to reduce overnight street lighting. Among the findings, researchers discovered that ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 16, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) -- Street lighting is transforming communities of insects and other invertebrates, according to research by the University of Exeter. Published today in the journal Biology Letters, the study shows ...

Biology - Ecology

May 23, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

A pilot research project into vibration energy on the N34 provincial motorway near Hardenberg in the eastern Netherlands has shown that vibration energy as a local energy source is a sustainable alternative ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Mar 01, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

Philips has developed what is said to be the world’s most efficient and cost effective solar powered LED street lighting solution per km of road.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Jan 24, 2012 4.4 / 5 (7) 8

NXP Semiconductors announced that it has developed an innovative, sustainable and highly efficient solar-powered street lighting solution, together with Philips Lighting. The groundbreaking Solar Gen2 solution, which NXP ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Jan 18, 2012 4 / 5 (2) 1

In today's increasingly urbanized world, the lights in many places are always on, and according to a report published online on September 16 in of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, that's having a real ...

Biology - Ecology

Sep 16, 2010 not rated yet 0

Street lighting provides a simple, low cost means of stemming the global epidemic of road traffic death and injury. Low income countries should consider installing more lights, and high income countries should think carefully ...

Other Sciences - Other

Jan 21, 2009 not rated yet 0