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  Imagine trying to relax in the comfort of your own home, only to feel like you’re living on a movie set with spotlights beaming through your windows. This is the reality for residents of a street in West London, where newly installed LED street lights are causing quite a stir. Installed three weeks ago, these lights stand tall at 8 meters Read more...

A university professor along with his team of specialist created the world’s largest game of Tetris. Thousands of people gathered to view the blown up version on a 29 storey building. The team used an LED lighting system in a building in Philadelphia to create the game so that it could actually be played. The building is over 400 feet tall and Read more...

Defibrillators are to be installed in every Scottish dental practice as the Scottish government aims to boost the survival rate for people who have cardiac arrests. 970 defibrillators will be mapped by ambulance crews so that the call handlers can direct people to the nearest defibrillators while the patient waits for a medical crew to Read more...

A family in Crewe got the shock of their lives when their home was hit by lighting during a freak storm. The Gawron family were forced to leave their home when a bolt of lightning travelled down their TV aerial after windows and sockets exploded. Martyna Gawron, 29, said her two children, Laura, four, and Fabian, two, were petrified when the Read more...

United airlines are making it a lot easier for their customers to charge up phones, tablets and laptops before take-off or during a stopover.  The airline has begun installing over 500 charging stations in waiting areas in many airports that they fly into. The first airport on the list is Chicago International airport which is due to be Read more...

Motability scooters with a twist are New Zealand’s new attempt to combat against the falling numbers of post. Two new electric vehicles have been introduced on a trail, a three wheeled vehicle known as “Kip” and a four wheeled vehicle known as “Polly”. On this trial they will be sent around local areas with postmen to see how Read more...

A faulty electric blanket was most likely to be the cause of a fire that killed an elderly woman. North Wales Fire and Rescue Service have warned the public of electric blanket dangers following the serious fire at the home of Tryphena Williams. The woman’s 88-year-old husband managed to escape from the home but tried to re-enter the property to Read more...

Over 40,000 people have signed up to a campaign by Bord Gáis Energy whereby they will receive special offers and discounts if they switch to them. The customers already with them will receive similar discounts for their loyalty to the company. For the customers that take part in the switch will receive various discounts such as they can avail of Read more...

There are many hazards when it comes to electricity but the main ones are electric shock and burns, injury from faulty electrical equipment and explosions due to a build-up of electricity. Electric shocks can also cause further damage such as falling from ladders and scaffolds. In order to prevent these sorts of accidents happening to you or Read more...

A Malaysia Airline flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Hong Kong. The plane was carrying 271 passengers from Kuala Lumpar to South Korea but it had to make a stop after the plane had an electrical fault. The fault was believed to have come from the on-board generator as it wasn’t functioning properly; however there was no Read more...