How Do You Avoid a Shark Attack? The Answer Could Be... LED Lights?!
They are responsible for the majority of all shark attacks, and researchers were hoping to figure out why, and use it against them. The results of that study were published in the journal Current Biology.
Study finds great white sharks less likely to attack surfboards with bright lights: "Like an invisibility cloak"
Seal-shaped boards decked with bright horizontal lights were less likely to be attacked by great white sharks, researchers found.
Surfboard lights might deter shark attacks — but don’t bet your life on it
A study suggests that wrapping a surfboard in very bright lights — like aquatic Christmas trees — could make the surfer less interesting to great white sharks.
Could surfboard lights prevent great white shark bites? ‘Like an invisibility cloak’
And with an understanding of that, see if we can create some shark deterrents, which protect people and also sharks,” said Macquarie University Professor Nathan Hart. The researchers went to the shark-infested waters of Mossel Bay in South Africa to test ...
A New Study Says LED Lights Might Work as a Shark Deterrent
A study by Australian researchers found that LED lighting affixed to the underside of a surfboard might be able to deter shark bites.
LED light strategy deters Great White shark attacks
Surfers could be protected from future shark attacks following new discoveries about how to trick sharks' visual systems made by Professor Nathan Hart, head of Macquarie University's Neurobiology Lab,
Lights under surfboards could deter shark attacks - study
Fixing LED strip lights to the bottom of surfboards could deter attacks by great white sharks, Australian scientists say. A study conducted in Mossel Bay, South Africa involved towing seal-shaped boards fitted with different configurations of lights behind a boat to see which attracted the most attention.
Surfboards with bright lights could deter shark attacks - researchers
Covering your surfboard in bright lights sounds like an open invitation to great white sharks, but research released Tuesday by Australian scientists found it might actually stave off attacks.
Can Nathan MacKinnon Win The NHL's Hart Trophy In Back-To-Back Seasons?
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The NHL’s Colorado Avalanche Have Weathered Their Early-Season Storm
The Colorado Avalanche are getting healthier. And their three top stars have kept him in the playoff mix by all raising their ...
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Magic light: New LED-based tech disrupts sharks’ vision to prevent attacks on surfers
The researchers say their work “may form the basis of new non-invasive shark deterrent technology to protect human life.” ...
Mackinnon and Makar start NHL season in historic fashion
Two players who led the way for the Avs, Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar, did so in a way that will see their names etched in ...
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