Plessey Semiconductors Ltd of Plymouth, UK says that its new MAGIC (MAnufactured on GaN ICs) High Brightness LEDs (HB-LEDs) have won the Solid-State Lighting Application Category of the Elektra Awards 2012. The winners were announced at the ...
Plessey Semiconductors Ltd of Plymouth, UK has won the Solid-State Lighting Application Category of the Elektra Awards 2012 for its new MAGIC (Manufactured on GaN ICs) High Brightness LEDs (HB-LEDs). The winners were announced at the ...
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ARM on Tuesday introduced its first 64-bit Cortex-A50 series processor designs as the company tries to preserve its dominance in smartphones and tablets while catching up with Intel in servers. The new ARM processors, Cortex-A57 and ...
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Samsung’s recent licensing of 64-bit processor designs from ARM suggests that the chip maker may expand from smartphones and tablets into the server market, analysts said this week. Samsung last week licensed ARM’s first ...
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The living room is the second most used room in the house after the kitchen. I don't mean a formal living room, like I grew up with. I mean the room you and your family actually 'live' in! Some people might call it a family room or the t.v ...
Carbon reduction management agent partners with PassivSystems at launch of the UK's largest ever trial of home energy management systems and solar PV. Climate Energy has today launched SmartHomes2020, the largest trial of home energy ...
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Large diameter, low speed fans efficiently circulate air throughout an entire space, from floor to ceiling and wall to wall. Depending on the fan's speed, this gentle, nondisruptive airflow both cools in the summer and improves heating ...
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Richard Herrod Leisure Centre will be installing solar panels as part of the ongoing efforts at Gedling Borough Council to reduce its carbon footprint and save on its energy bills. The installation is part of a larger programme that has ...
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Large-scale adoption of retrofit LED lamps are forecasted to lead to $100 billion in global energy savings over the next five years, according to a recent report from IMS Research entitled, "Opportunities for Power Components in LED ...
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It seems that consumers have finally embraced online price comparison websites to shop for both their car and home insurance deals and their energy supplier, according to Quido. The UK cashback website published figures this week that ...
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With yet more snow forecast for this weekend in some parts of the country, an increasing number of people are likely to be using a greater deal of energy in the home. Indeed, uSwitch.com believes that the recent cold snap could cost ...
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Home energy bills could soar over the next few years as consumers help fund efforts to reduce the country's carbon emissions. The UK is one of many countries to have agreed to cut carbon emissions by 34 per cent by 2020,based on 1990 ...
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IKEA,the largest home furnishing company and one of the largest lighting suppliers in the world,has pledged to convert its entire lighting range to LED by 2016,in a move that will have enormous implications for the LED market. The ...
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Nyfred has launched Toastech, a new toaster for the catering and foodservice industries which can continuously deliver a slice of toast every 25 seconds. Nyfred believes Toastech is 'faster, more energy efficient and more durable' than ...
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At the ongoing Climate Change Conference in Qatar, Philips issued a strong call for governments, businesses and society to step up actions to implement energy efficient lighting as a means of lowering costs, improving competitiveness, and ...