When satellites take pictures of Earth at night, how much of the light that they see comes from streetlights? A team of scientists from Germany, the U.S., and Ireland have answered this question for the first time, thanks ...
Environment
Oct 29, 2020
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Researchers are urging city-dwellers to switch off their garden lights at night-time after a study of magpies and pigeons revealed the harmful impact artificial light is having on the birds' sleep patterns.
Plants & Animals
Jul 23, 2020
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When threatened, the marine parchment tube worm secretes a sticky slime that emits a unique long-lasting blue light. New research into how the worm creates and sustains this light suggests that the process is self-powered.
Biochemistry
Apr 27, 2020
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Keen to get into astronomy or stargazing, but no idea how to start? Don't worry—it's easier than you think.
Astronomy
Feb 20, 2020
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Street-lighting is important. It allows informal vendors and traders to operate for longer hours and improves road and public safety. It also makes streets feel safer and more secure, especially for women.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 26, 2019
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Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a novel, even more economical LED street light. They replaced conventional high-performance diodes by a special array of weaker LEDs and, thus, succeeded ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 3, 2019
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Artificial light is rightly considered a major social, cultural and economic achievement. Yet artificial light at night is also said to pose a threat to biodiversity, especially affecting nocturnal species in metropolitan ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 27, 2019
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It is a horror scenario for every driver: Suddenly, a previously invisible pedestrian comes out of the dark between two street lights or the shade of two parked cars. Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 1, 2018
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Turning human and animal waste from problem to energy source is not new, animal dung has been used as fuel since the neolithic period. But a pilot project is showing dog poo can be used to fuel street lighting.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 5, 2018
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More and more of us are switching to LED bulbs in our homes - now a Queensland research team led by QUT scientists wants Australia's street lights to be switched over to LEDs.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 18, 2016
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