Light-based camouflage could deter great white shark attacks: study
Light-based camouflage can prevent attacks by great white sharks on surfers an Australian study has found In the new study researchers from Macquar ...
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 ...
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Shark attack study using light ‘decoys’ to fool great whites could lead to protections for surfers, researchers say
The researchers said this reduced the sharks’ ability to see silhouettes against the sunlight above ... the visual silhouette, into smaller bits," says Professor Hart. "It's a complex interaction with ...
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 ...
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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.” ...
Could surfboard lights prevent great white shark bites? ‘Like an invisibility cloak’
Let there be light! That’s what shark researchers are saying after finding that LED lights on surfboards could be the key to preventing great white shark bites. The Australian scientists have ...
“Invisibility cloak” for surfers: researchers find new solutions to keep sharks away
Dr. Laura Ryan of Macquarie University explains that lights on the underside of surfboards distort the silhouette, making it ...