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Melbourne plans public lighting upgrade
Wednesday 21 August 2013Melbourne City Council has endorsed a 10-year public lighting strategy that will see local landmarks and landscapes illuminated, some with special effects, in an attempt to enhance the city’s lighting skyline.
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Melbourne plans public lighting upgrade
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What I'm thinking about ... why big books are back
Tuesday 20 August 2013The ultra-long novel is making a comeback - what does this say about us as readers?
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What I'm thinking about ... why big books are back
20 Aug 2013 -
Alfredo Moser: Bottle light inventor proud to be poor
Monday 19 August 2013Alfredo Moser's invention is lighting up the world. In 2002, the Brazilian mechanic had a light-bulb moment and came up with a way of illuminating his house during the day without electricity - using nothing more than plastic bottles filled with water and
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Alfredo Moser: Bottle light inventor proud to be poor
19 Aug 2013 -
Reading skill linked to differences in brain structure
Friday 16 August 2013Brain scans have given scientists fresh insights into how we read. A China-US team subjected hundreds of volunteers to a battery of tests before also imaging the brains of some of their participants.
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Reading skill linked to differences in brain structure
16 Aug 2013 -
City’s LED street lights cut 25 per cent of energy use
Friday 09 August 2013A City of Sydney roll-out of energy efficient light-emitting diode lights has saved almost $300,000 and cut energy use by more than 25 per cent.
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City’s LED street lights cut 25 per cent of energy use
9 Aug 2013 -
Glasses could correct eyesight of macular degeneration sufferers
Friday 02 August 2013Glasses and contact lenses that correct the vision of people suffering a common form of age-related sight loss are being developed by scientists.
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Glasses could correct eyesight of macular degeneration sufferers
2 Aug 2013 -
Tablet-controlled with ambient lighting: Inside Boeing's next-gen spaceship
Friday 26 July 2013Boeing have unveiled the interior stylings of their next-gen shuttle - the CST-100 - though the end results look more like a futuristic hotel room than a spaceship destined for the International Space Station.
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Tablet-controlled with ambient lighting: Inside Boeing's next-gen spaceship
26 Jul 2013 -
Detroit Metropolitan Airport to launch massive conversion to LED lights in parking structures
Friday 19 July 2013Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) will replace all 6,050 lighting fixtures in both parking structures and increase the number of fixtures by 19% while still saving 66% on its annual electric bill by switching to light-emitting diode (LED) lights.
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Detroit Metropolitan Airport to launch massive conversion to LED lights in parking structures
19 Jul 2013 -
Energy harvesting: Lighting the office - by walking
Wednesday 17 July 2013Best foot forward:These titles generate electricity as runners pass over them - with enough people you could light a shopping centre Strange as it may seem, human footsteps could play a significant role in solving the world's energy problems.
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Energy harvesting: Lighting the office - by walking
17 Jul 2013 -
Over-90s 'defying mental decline'
Monday 15 July 2013Today's 90-year-olds are surviving into very old age with better mental performance than ever before, Danish research suggests.
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Over-90s 'defying mental decline'
15 Jul 2013 -
Philips TV matches your lighting to the picture
Thursday 11 July 2013Your home's lighting can now automatically match the mood of what's on your TV, Philips has revealed.
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Philips TV matches your lighting to the picture
11 Jul 2013 -
Modern life means children miss out on pleasures of reading a good book
Wednesday 10 July 2013Busy parents are dropping bedtime stories and teachers lack time to instil a love of reading, conference told.
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Modern life means children miss out on pleasures of reading a good book
10 Jul 2013
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