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LED lights have been incorporated into medical equipment to help dentists while they perform tricky procedures. Created by PeriOptix, the Solaris portable headlight system features an LED bulb, which provides high quality light during dental treatments. The LED bulb is incorporated into a loupe that medical personnel wear on their heads to magnify areas they…

LED signs are being used to crack down on speeding motorists in a US town. Town officials in West Hartford, Connecticut, have installed LED signs in a bid to make the roads safer. The area recently constructed traffic islands to slow drivers down but they have not had the desired effect, the Connecticut News reports.…

Weather announcements are being displayed on digital signs to help boost advertising revenue. Dynasign recently announced that it is teaming up with AccuWeather in order to beam more varied information from its LED-based displays, Digital Signage Today reports. Digital signs have become a popular mechanism for advertising products and AccuWeather states that supplying varied information…

Bill Clinton has pledged his support of proposals that will see the installation of 140,000 LED lights in a US city, Sustainable Business News reports. The former president recently announced that Los Angeles is set to replace many of its streetlights with the innovative bulbs, a move which will save the city money. Clinton explained…

Schoolchildren living in rural Africa will soon receive LED lights as part of a literacy scheme. Launched by Royal Philips Electronics and the Dutch government, the initiative aims to help schoolchildren complete their homework after nightfall. Figures from the company indicate that 500 million people on the continent do not have access to electricity and…

Councillors in north-west Ireland have given the go-ahead for developers to fix water-powered LED lights to a bridge. Donegal County Council plans to incorporate 30 LED lights into a footbridge spanning the River Finn, Ballybofey. At present, some of the LED lights run on solar energy, which helps to save the council money. Toni Needham,…

Thousands of music fans are expected to turn up to a Canadian festival which features LED screens. A host of talented performers have been booked to perform at the Nakusp Music Fest in British Columbia, the Arrow Lakes News reports. The festival has previously sold out and last year saw 16,000 people descend on the…

LED lights could soon adorn a pier as part of a North Somerset renovation project. Michelle and Kerry Michael, owners of the Grand Pier, Weston-super-Mare, recently submitted plans to repair the tourist attraction, the Weston Gazette reports. Last year saw a devastating fire destroy the pier but if the proposals were implemented it would reopen…

An LED scoreboard unveiled at a US car track aims to update visitors on the progress of races. Roger Curtis, president of Michigan International Speedway, recently revealed how the track has seen a host of improvements to increase spectators’ experience at the venue. In addition, Mr Curtis explained that some of the renovations have helped…

Some 25 LED screens will be installed for the 81st Academy Awards show. The world-famous ceremony is set to take place on February 22nd in California and features sets designed by architect David Rockwell. Mr Rockwell is keeping most details of the set design secret although he has revealed that it will boast 20 mobile…