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Scientists are learning more about the adverse health effects of LEDs

Technology

Artificial lighting of all kinds can have adverse effects on wildlife and humans. As the use of LED lights increases, researchers are examining how best to limit their impact.

LED street lights

Even when it’s not the holiday season, outdoor lighting is on the rise

Technology
This new ceiling lamp from Stack Lighting is on a growing list of household products that are "smart," but also green. It uses sensors to adjust itself based on ambient lighting in a room, and switch itself off if there's no one there. The company says th

Here comes an energy efficiency revolution

Technology
A life-size cardboard cutout photo of Japanese scientist Hiroshi Amano, a professor at Nagoya University, is surrounded by his laboratory staff members as they raise hands and shout "Banzai", or "Cheers."

The blue LED just won the Nobel Prize, but we’ve been reaping its benefits for years

Science

How Fluid Mechanics Helped Trippers for the Last 50 Years

Arts, Culture & Media

Some London Olympic torches turning up for sale on eBay

Arts, Culture & Media

The Olympic torch relay is underway in the United Kingdom right now. More than 8,000 people will carry the torch some distance across Britain before the Olympic games start. But some of them are choosing to take the torch and sell them.

Turning street lamps into solar panels

Environment

A Denmark-based company has created a way to turn street lamps into electricity-generating solar panels.

Shedding light on the light bulbs debate

Environment

Efficiency standards for light bulbs have some conservatives asking why the government is dictating what people choose to use in their homes.

New energy standards for light bulbs

Environment

The Obama Administration recently announced the largest energy savings standard of any administration — and it’s all about light bulbs.

The World

2012 London Games: Olympic Torches for Sale

Global Politics

While the Olympic torch continues its tour of Britain, some of the torch-bearers have put their torches up on auction sites such as eBay.