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- Dutch town helps out rare bat species by installing "bat-friendly" streetlights Fri, 8 Jun 18, 6:00amStreet lighting can impact bats' feeding patterns and internal compasses, as well as the activity of their insect prey, but a town in the Netherlands is taking steps to help the bats out...
- Doctors warn cities that LED street lights can cause serious health issues Fri, 23 Jun 17, 8:47pmMany cities have shifted to LED lights in a bid to be more energy and cost efficient, but LED lights have another price, and it comes at our health. This week, the American Medical Association (AMA) issued an official statement,...
- Las Vegas gambles on green with world’s first solar-kinetic street lights Thu, 10 Mar 16, 4:37amLas Vegas is gambling on green, making a big bet on clean energy with a plan to go 100 percent renewable. Most recently, a massive new solar plant in the Nevada desert went online. The Crescent Dunes concentrated solar power...
- Could Golden Nanoparticles Transform Trees Into Street Lights? Sat, 19 Jul 14, 2:30amStreet lights are an important part of our urban infrastructure—they light our way home and make the roads safe at night. But what if we could create natural street lights that don't need electricity to power them? A group...
- Gold Nanoparticles Could Transform Trees Into Street Lights Thu, 11 Nov 10, 7:15amStreet lights are an important part of our urban infrastructure — they light our way home and make the roads safe at night. But what if we could create natural street lights that don’t need electricity to power...
- Solar Flower Petal Street Lamps Bloom by Day, Illuminate the Night Sat, 27 Feb 10, 7:30amSmart design meets city lights in these solar-powered LED street lights by Phillips. Inspired by how flowers open up to the sun to collect the sun’s energy, the Sustainable City Lights feature photovoltaic petals that...