A Serious Blog
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New Feefo Trusted Merchant Awards
January 31, 2014Independent online customer feedback giant Feefo has introduced a ‘Trusted Merchant’ certificate for businesses that achieve an average Service Rating of 85% over a full year.Read more… -
Real books should be preserved like papyrus scrolls
January 29, 2014In a future electronic world, there will be a ghastly contingency about the written word. Books have a new place as sacred objects, and libraries as museums.Read more… -
New contact lens delivers glaucoma meds
January 28, 2014As an alternative to eye drops, researchers have developed a special contact lens that can be placed into the eye in order to slowly release medication to combat glaucoma.Read more… -
UK turns on to energy efficient lighting
January 22, 2014UK consumers have embraced energy saving CFL light bulbs but are lagging behind other European nations in switching to LEDs, new research reveals today.Read more… -
Will local councils see the light on LED technology?
January 20, 2014LED street lights can cut energy bills, reduce carbon emissions, be operated remotely and linked to smart technology.Read more… -
Gene breakthrough restores the sight of people with inherited eye disease and could save thousands from blindness
January 16, 2014Gene breakthrough restores the sight of people with inherited eye disease and could save thousands from blindnessRead more… -
Telescope eye implant restores sight in macular degeneration patients
January 15, 2014It sounds like science fiction: Tiny telescopes being implanted into the eyes of humans to restore sight in those with age-related macular degeneration (AMD).Read more… -
12 expert tips to deal with dry eyes
January 13, 2014Do you suffer from strained, burning eyes very often? You’re not alone.Read more… -
£30m LED lights project to save city millions
January 09, 2014A MAJOR overhaul of street lamps across the city will save millions of pounds and help show Edinburgh in a better light, it has been claimed.Read more… -
New High Speed Eye Scanner Helps Identify Retinal Diseases
January 07, 2014Eye conditions like glaucoma and macular degeneration are best treated when spotted early, but often they go undiagnosed until symptoms appear because the instruments used to detect them are in an ophthalmologist’s office, not your primary care physician’Read more…