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For this past 20 years, research scientist Steven DenBaars at UC Santa Barbara, has been doing work on LED lights. He has eagerly tried to get them to a point where they are the true heir of Edison’s ‘Electric Bulb’. However, DenBaars has now decided to take it one step further by moving on to the next big thing ‘lasers’. Experts say Read more...

An incident at a school in Oklahoma, has raised the question how safe is the school. A faulty heater in an elementary school in Oklahoma City left 6 people in hospital on Monday. Luckily, no serious injuries have been reprted. This incident has highlighted that it is not law in the state of Oklahoma to have public schools fitted with carbon Read more...

The Rusal smelter in Kandalaksha might be an exception, unlike the other industrial enterprises at the Kola Peninsula which are not greatly known for their tidiness, efficiency or environmental standards. The industrial plant shines bright into the Arctic landscape from the southern part of the Murmansk Oblast, where it is located. The 60 year Read more...

Simpalarm has now invented a device which has the ability to monitor people who live at home independently. The Simpalarm will alert relatives or carers, if there are any anomalies detected prying around the premises. The device was originally designed as a burglar alarm by James Savage, director of Simpalarm due to the high amount of burglaries Read more...

In America, a new cutting edge technology has been created which will be the marking stone to change and upgrade the hand dryer industry; it is called the ‘eXtremeAir cPc hand dryer’. The US Company ‘American Dryer’ located in Livonia, Michigan, have made a breakthrough technology called the Cold Plasma Clean which is undergoing the Read more...

It has been proven that there are some solar cells which are able to convert sunlight into electricity more efficiently when loud music is being played as long as it is pop or rock. Although solar cells are traditionally made of silicon they can easily convert sunlight into electricity. Steve Dunn from Queen Mary University, London and James Read more...

Las Vegas has been well known for its famous saying “What happens in Vegas…Stays in Vegas!” However this is all set to change as Vegas is working on new street lighting known as “intellistreet” lighting. These new lights are set to monitor everything that happens in Vegas through its new technology. The wireless LED and computer operated Read more...

Edward Clarke, owner of Bristol’s Arc Bar has been found guilty of breaching a string of health and safety regulations at his business located in the city centre. He was found guilty at a hearing whereby he breached 23 conditions of his license. Clarke was ordered to pay a fine of £2,250 along with prosecution costs of £4,000. Among the Read more...

A millionaire Tory MP, Nadhim Zahawi, has admitted to claiming expenses for electricity used in the stables on his private estate. Mr. Zahawi, who received more from taxpayer money than any other MP, was reported to have claimed a total of £5,822 for a single year's energy bills. In a statement posted on his website yesterday, Mr. Zahawi Read more...

Manchester  town hall chiefs say they will save cash after purchasing a high-tech Christmas light system which can be used all year round for a staggering £900,000. Manchester council has recently bought the cutting-edge multi coloured lighting system which will be displaying the lighting for the first time tonight at the Christmas launch Read more...