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Cambridge Literary Festival 13 -15 April 2018
Tuesday 03 April 2018
Busy next week? How about hopping over to Cambridge and sampling a few literary delights?
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Cambridge Literary Festival 13 -15 April 2018

3 Apr 2018
How the praying mantis could now shape robotic vision
Thursday 29 March 2018
For years, AI scientists have struggled with giving robots sight, encountering numerous difficulties in building a light-weight system which mimics the complex way in which humans judge distance
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How the praying mantis could now shape robotic vision

29 Mar 2018
NHS collaborate with Google DeepMind to fight blindness
Thursday 22 March 2018
Could Artificial Intelligence be the answer to the early diagnosis of eye diseases such as macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy?
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NHS collaborate with Google DeepMind to fight blindness

22 Mar 2018
Alderney Literary Festival
Monday 19 March 2018
If historical literature is your thing, why not hop over to Alderney this coming weekend for the highlight of the historical literature calendar?
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Alderney Literary Festival

19 Mar 2018
New App adjusts TV for Colour-Blindness
Thursday 15 March 2018
Samsung have launched an App which they claim will colour correct a connected TV according to your unique ability to see the colour visual spectrum.
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New App adjusts TV for Colour-Blindness

15 Mar 2018
Eyesight the focus of a new evolutionary theory
Monday 12 March 2018
In a fascinating new twist in the evolutionary tale, American Scientists now say that the development of eyes led vertebrates out of the sea, rather than the development of legs.
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Eyesight the focus of a new evolutionary theory

12 Mar 2018
Researchers trial contact lenses designed to slow vision loss
Monday 05 March 2018
A team from Australia's Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have developed contact lenses designed specifically to slow the development of myopia.
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Researchers trial contact lenses designed to slow vision loss

5 Mar 2018
It's World Book Day - and we're offering you the chance to win a Levo G2 Deluxe Book Stand worth £189.
Thursday 01 March 2018
In what has fast become a national institution, today is the day when multiple Horrid Henry's are to be spotted on urban streets, and the occasional James may even be spied hauling his giant peach outside your front door.
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It's World Book Day - and we're offering you the chance to win a Levo G2 Deluxe Book Stand worth £189.

1 Mar 2018
Today is National Tell a Fairy Tale Day
Monday 26 February 2018
On February 26th every year, the art of fairy tale telling is celebrated throughout the UK. Many libraries and schools have fairy tale readings, and there are many ways in which you can participate in celebrating this rich oral tradition at home.
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Today is National Tell a Fairy Tale Day

26 Feb 2018
US Scientists discover new trigger for Macular Degeneration
Thursday 22 February 2018
In a major advance in the understanding of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), researchers at the University of Virginia (UVA) have identified one of the very first events that triggers the overdrive of inflammation which ultimately leads to the condi
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US Scientists discover new trigger for Macular Degeneration

22 Feb 2018
Two new eye drops for Glaucoma approved in US
Thursday 15 February 2018
Recent approvals by the US Federal Drug Administration (FDA) have led to the availability in America of two new eye drop therapies for Glaucoma. Rhopressa and Vyzulta both reduce intraocular pressure in patients suffering open-angle glaucoma or ocular hyp
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Two new eye drops for Glaucoma approved in US

15 Feb 2018
How the weather could now reduce your lighting bills
Monday 12 February 2018
The drive for eco-friendliness and economy is taking a strong foothold in all aspects of home technology, not least lighting. The latest low-carbon innovation by Finnish firm Helvar is a new motion sensor which responds to multiple triggers to save energy
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How the weather could now reduce your lighting bills

12 Feb 2018