We’re Squandering LEDs’ Potential to Save Our Night Skies
SemiconductorsMagazineEnergyFeature We’re Squandering LEDs’ Potential to Save Our Night Skies Bad decisions have turned efficient technology into a driver of light pollution. There is a better wayPaul Bogard3m12 min readThe River Thames is aglow with light reflected from the Vauxhall and Nine Elms skyscraper clusters [left] and the illuminated face of the Millbank Tower [right]. Luigi Avantaggiato Purple In the chill of a London spring night, under overcast skies, iconic Trafalgar Square opens around me.
- ▪SemiconductorsMagazineEnergyFeature We’re Squandering LEDs’ Potential to Save Our Night Skies Bad decisions have turned efficient technology into a driver of light pollution.
- ▪There is a better wayPaul Bogard3m12 min readThe River Thames is aglow with light reflected from the Vauxhall and Nine Elms skyscraper clusters [left] and the illuminated face of the Millbank Tower [right].
- ▪Luigi Avantaggiato Purple In the chill of a London spring night, under overcast skies, iconic Trafalgar Square opens around me.
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SemiconductorsMagazineEnergyFeature We’re Squandering LEDs’ Potential to Save Our Night Skies Bad decisions have turned efficient technology into a driver of light pollution. There is a better wayPaul Bogard3m12 min readThe River Thames is aglow with light reflected from the Vauxhall and Nine Elms skyscraper clusters [left] and the illuminated face of the Millbank Tower [right]. Luigi Avantaggiato Purple In the chill of a London spring night, under overcast skies, iconic Trafalgar Square opens around me. Admiral Nelson rises on his pedestal, the National Gallery rests behind, the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields sits nearby. From the 13th century, the site served as the Royal Mews for hawks and then horses.
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