Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Environmentalism - Issue 90: Something Green
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Oct 07 2020 at 9:00 PM GMT
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- he most enchanting way to address widespread light pollution.
- A little more than 100 years ago, inhabitants of even the largest cities would have been able to look at the night sky and get some sense of their cosmic context'but with increasing illumination, and the brightness of the newest generation of LED bulbs, many are worried that we may be headed for a future where the night sky is little more than a distant memory.
- The future, though, could be a little more green'blue-green, to be specific.
- Inspired by the bioluminescent light produced by marine animals, Glowee CEO Sandra Rey has designed a lighting system that is literally alive.
- As Rey recently told Bloomberg, 'in the sea something that is very common is not extraordinary'and so you have to understand that if it's common it means that it is efficient.
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- Published Oct 7, 2020 9:00 PM GMT