Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have made it possible to optimise phosphors - a key component in white LED lighting - allowing for brighter, more efficient lights.

Buckinghamshire County Council has begun its LED street light replacement strategy that will see the installation of more than 1,000 LED luminaires before the end of this year.

A shed which was once named the worst in Britain has undergone a magical transformation – into the Shed of the Year.

SEATTLE -- A newly approved device is helping the blind see again by using a telescope that doctors insert into a patient's eye.

According to researchers from Houston Methodist, NASA Johnson Space Center and two other institutions, two weeks in space might be enough to produce changes in eye structure and gene expression.

Say goodbye to those "horror movie-kind" of street lights. New York City is in the process of converting 250,000 standard street light fixtures to energy-efficient, light-emitting diodes (or in layman's terms LEDs).

Specsavers is launching a fully online administration system that it says will allow firms to set up and implement an employee eyecare scheme within minutes.

If you've ever stepped foot in an intensive care unit, you'll know that they can be pretty grim environments. That's all changing, though, thanks to LED lighting systems that can actually be used to improve patient care.

Over half of British households may now have a tablet, but when it comes to bedtime stories parents still prefer the feel of paper.

A council has unveiled what could become the future of street lighting - a road surface which glows in the dark.