Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Baby turtles grateful for in-road lighting
Baby turtles grateful for in-road lighting
By Peter Kerr for sticK
(sticK - Oct. 18 2010 ) By doing away with overhead lights on some of its beachside roads, more than 10,000 Florida baby turtles have been saved by 3i Innovation Ltd.’s in-road lights, according to its state officials.
“The hatchlings are guided by the moon, and traditional street lighting completely throws them out,” says the Auckland-based company’s managing director, Charles Maud.
3i’s still globally unique product is inductive power transfer for lights, in which without needing direct connection, power is provided using magnetic resonance to induce an electrical circuit.
In 3i’s case
this is for light emitting diodes [LED], and the use of its
technology is seen in numerous European tunnels and roads,
as well as an increasing number of other infrastructure
settings such as airports and marine.
Click to read the rest of this
story
http://sticknz.net/2010/10/18/baby-turtles-grateful-for-3i-innovation%e2%80%99s-illumination-induction-and-intelligence-system/
For sticK – science, technology, innovation &
commercialisation KNOWLEDGE - is a new Wellington based
news service concentrating on following the money from ideas
to income. Contact editor Peter Kerr at peter.kerr055 @
gmail.com
Peter Kerr
Message maker
Writer, communicator, simplifier, storyteller.
Versed in the art and science of translating something complicated into an understandable message.
Antarctica New Zealand: International Team Launch Second Attempt To Drill Deep For Antarctic Climate Clues
Vegetables New Zealand: Asparagus Season In Full Flight: Get It While You Still Can 
Bill Bennett: Download Weekly - How would NZ telecoms cope with another cyclone
NZ On Air: Firm Audience Favourites Lead NZ On Air Non-Fiction Funding
Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman: Woman Gets $40k More After Disputing Insurer’s Decision
BNZ: A Quarter Of Older NZers Fear Going Online Due To Scam Concerns
