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The Spanish authorities are installing solar-powered streetlights
Street LightingSpanish cities are getting loads of these. Image: Eolgreen. The inefficiency of public lighting has recently come under some scrutiny. In parts of Europe, street light alone costs local...
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You can see Berlin’s east-west divide from space
BerlinFrom SpaceMapsStreet LightingBerlin from space, as of April 2013. Image: Colonel Chris Hadfield, Nasa. When you look at maps of Berlin made in the decades before 1989, it’s impossible not to...
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“Darkness has become a luxury good in London”: On the social meaning of...
Street LightingA British Gas inspector inspects one of London's last remaining gas lights. Image: AFP/Getty. Light, whether natural or artificial, is a powerful material. It is fundamental to our...
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Street lights are preventing moths pollinating and that's bad
WildlifeStreet LightingDavid Attenborough, perhaps worrying about street lighting and moths. Image: Getty. For centuries, we have observed that artificial sources of light hold a strange fascination...
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This is why pedestrians and cyclists disappear when it starts getting dark
Street LightingWhere did everybody go? Darkened London streets, 1929 vintage. Image: Getty. Picture the scene: it is 5:30pm on a Tuesday at the end of October, and the streets are full of people...
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What makes people feel safe at night? On the science of street lights
In TheoryStreet furnitureStreet LightingStreet lights in Kabul, shortly after they were installed for the first time in 2003. Image: Getty. Winter is coming: the nights are drawing in and in the...
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