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.
LED-lit surfboards, wetsuits act as 'invisibility cloak' against shark attacks, per new study
Every year, there are an estimated average of 63 unprovoked shark attacks around the world, with just five or six leading to death. While the numbers might not be staggering, the fear people have about a "Jaws-" like encounter is very real.
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,
Great white sharks can be fooled by 'invisibility cloak' to stop them attacking surfers
In a study off the South African coast, researchers found that the sharks were less likely to interact with decoys that were being towed with LED lighting
New LED camouflage can deter shark attacks, scientists say
New LED camouflage can deter shark attacks, scientists say - Sharks less likely to interact as LED lights get brighter
Can Nathan MacKinnon Win The NHL's Hart Trophy In Back-To-Back Seasons?
Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon is on the right track to win the NHL's Hart Trophy in back-to-back seasons for the ...
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.” ...
Avalanche Center Named Second Star of Week
Fresh off his first Hart Trophy, Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon has picked up right where he left off. MacKinnon, ...
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