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When researchers reviewed footage of flying insects, they saw that the bugs tilted their backs toward the source of artificial light. Imperial College London Flip on a porch light on a summer evening ...

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The outdoor world is growing more and more illuminated with artificial light. More than 80 per cent of the world's population lives under a “lit sky”, and in Europe and North America the figure is ...

The new method, which uses quantum dots, performs as well as or better than current infrared light sources while being much ...

There was no word to describe the new device when scientists first learned how to build it. But there seemed to be no limit to its potential. The fierce pure light they were coaxing out of synthetic ...