Arts & Lifestyle
The article “Watch 2,977 Lights Honor 9/11 Victims by Recreating the Twin Towers” by Anthony Tompson discusses a drone light installation that was created to commemorate the people who lost their lives during the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The display was called “2,977 Lights Over New
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The Toronto Tool Library (TTL) offers an interesting example of how a business can encourage people to share resources instead of purchasing items they may only use occasionally. Established in 2012, the nonprofit gives members access to a large collection of tools through a membership system. Founded in 2012, the
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LEGO Education is a learning platform that uses building, programming, and hands-on activities to help students understand concepts through experimentation and problem solving. This subcompany of LEGO allows kids to have the opportunity to physically create something rather than just reading or listening to a topic. I think that
Opinion
A fan-favorite app in my family is the stargazing app: point it skyward and it names the stars, planets, and constellations above you. Lately, more of those "stars" turn out to be satellites, stretched into long, dotted lines. That's where this project started to feel
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TECEO made by Schreder which is an LED street lighting system that has a purpose of reducing environmental effects of outdoor lighting while still giving the feeling of safety with enough illumination. TECEO is Dark Sky approved and gives off 0% ULOR (upward light output ratio). Some of the features
Special Interest
Satellites preform many tasks that assist in day to day lives of billions on earth, but as this number of satellites in orbit increases, the question of how they will be maintained and serviced becomes more and more important. "About 16,000 satellites currently circle our planet... Dozens more
Special Interest
Earlier concerns about satellites focused on the light pollution they created in the night sky. They could be visible to the naked eye and interfere with long-exposure photographs used in astronomy. Although efforts have been made to reduce their brightness, the growing number of satellites in orbit presents new
Special Interest
Watoga State Park is a certified Dark Sky Park in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Its designation also covers neighboring Calvin Price State Forest and Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park, and Watoga was the first site in the state to receive it. The park is a strong example of dark sky
Business
Techno Glow is a company that specializes in photoluminescent materials, which are materials that can absorb light and later release it as a visible glow in darker conditions. The company sells products such as glow-in-the-dark powders, paints, tapes, sheets, resins, and other materials. These powders, paints, sheets,
Arts & Lifestyle
A significant drawback of entertainment events in public parks is the light and sound pollution generated by projectors, pyrotechnics, and other equipment. Beyond distracting from the night sky, this pollution disrupts nocturnal wildlife, interfering with foraging, mating, and migration behaviors that depend on natural darkness. An infrared projector offers a
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In the ongoing conflict between private satellite companies such as Starlink and the astronomy community, it has been found that many of the Starlink satellites which were promised to be below a certain brightness now exceed that brightness level. "Simply put, the light pollution Musk claimed would never happen
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The blog "[Citroën innovations] Citroën DS: The secret of the directional headlights from 1967" by Jeremy talks about how the Citroen DS is a strong example of how innovative design can change the way people think about an everyday product. The DS was first Introduced in the 1950,