The island emboldened the Conways to put light-green carpeting down in other parts of their home, something they had been resigned to living without while their grandchildren were young.

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Galex - a space telescope designed to search for the ultraviolet light that newly born stars put out - hinted that NGC 6872 was made much larger in size by the collision.

BBC: Galaxy crash sparks biggest spiral

Photo-or electroluminescent substances that can be put straight on to a silicon chip might make cheaper light sources than the light-emitting diodes used now, since these have to be connected separately.

ECONOMIST: Combinatorial chemistry

Since then, Haye's personal manager Adam Booth has met with Haye's American promoters Golden Boy - who put on Amir Khan's WBA light-welterweight defence over Marcos Maidana on Saturday - to discover what terms they are prepared to accept, and offer.

BBC: Haye and Klitschkos' US promoters talk in Las Vegas

With a sensor this size, we were anxious to put the RX1 through its paces in both well-lit outdoor settings and indoor low-light situations.

ENGADGET: Sony Cyber-shot RX1 sample images and video Hands-on

It also wants to put in place a fleet-wide fuel economy standard of 35.5 miles per gallon for light-duty vehicles by 2016.

FORBES: Regulations

We'd put our money on the home team, of course -- expect to see Samsung or LG release no-light cameras before the rest of the pack.

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