American boffins have developed a chemical process which allows infrared light to enter the human body in a harmless way but then to re-emit as visible energy.

Japan is the latest country in the Far East to attribute failing eyesight among its youngsters to time spent staring at small screens.

One of the world’s biggest literary festivals, the Hay Festival has attracted many great speakers over the past three decades, from Salman Rushdie to Bill Clinton. In eager anticipation of the festival’s 32nd year, we’ve collated 32 interesting titbits a

Australian boffins have developed “the most complex neuro-simulation chip ever designed” which they hope to trial in humans during 2019. When implanted in the retina, the chip works in conjunction with a camera mounted on a pair of glasses to restore sigh

For the first time, scientists have used a targeted light source effectively to stop one of nature’s most irritating symptoms – the common itch.

The Hay Festival, the UK’s largest literary festival, takes place for the 32nd time this year between 23rd May and 2nd June.

A new study published in the European Journal of Preventative Cardiology has revealed that blue light is as effective at relieving high blood pressure as drugs designed specifically to achieve the same outcome.

Such is the untapped potential of the restorative capabilities of LED that there seems to be a new discovery about medical benefits just about every other day.

We are now all aware of the energy-saving impact of switching to LED lighting, but there is far more to LED than first meets the eye.

Whilst energy efficient measures like changing to LED light bulbs have made a huge difference to UK energy consumption in recent years, their contribution has been relegated in terms of column inches next to renewable energy.