Quantum dots are nano-sized semiconductor particles whose emission color can be tuned by simply changing their dimensions. They feature near-unity emission quantum yields and narrow emission bands, which result in excellent color purity. ...
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Georgia Power announced today the newest addition to its portfolio of energy efficiency programs – instant savings of 20-50 percent on ENERGY STAR® Certified LEDs at participating The Home Depot stores throughout the state. ...
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As a modern culture, we crave artificial white lights -- the brighter the better, and ideally using less energy than ever before. To meet the ever-escalating demand for more lighting in more places and to improve the bulbs used in sports ...
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GE Lighting recently published in a blog entry Gary Allen, Principal Engineer and Physicist at GE Lighting’s views on future LED lighting trends. Though the upfront costs are currently high, the future of LED light bulbs is bright. ...
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3M introduced one of the first LED A19 lamps approved for enclosed fixtures in commercial applications. 3M manufactures the LED A19 lamps in the U.S. with U.S. and globally sourced components. Lighting professionals and facilities ...
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Representatives of CITGO Petroleum Corporation were joined by hundreds of Bronx residents today to celebrate the 2013 edition of the CITGO-Venezuela Energy Efficient Lighting Program (EELP) at the Bronx Spanish Evangelical Church in the ...
Adam Frelin has a new way of illuminating the outdoors with lights. Begone old lamp posts and say hello to the fluorescent light line. This long line of fluorescent lights has been strung along a steel cable and spans across an entire ...
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Simply screwing in one of nonprofit independent product-testing organization, Consumer Reports', top-rated LED lightbulbs could save consumers about US$ 125 in electricity over the bulb's life. January 1, 2014 marks the date when most ...
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Osram wins order in Germany's financial hub Just in time for its stock market debut, Osram will create a lighting highlight in the financial district of Frankfurt by equipping the new TaunusTurm high-rise tower with more than 12,000 ...
Coinciding with its stock market debut, Osram will light up the financial district of Frankfurt with the new TaunusTurm high-rise tower consisting of more than 12,000 indoor luminaires. Osram is offering a variety of LED luminaries on ...
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Kitchen is the most important room in the house as kitchen is where a family breaks bread together. I often quote the popular saying that 'A family that eats together stays together' while deciding anything for my kitchen. Hence, one should ...
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Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, When the ballasts in the existing fluorescent light fixtures in the gymnasium at Trinidad’s community center began failing in recent months, causing the lights to go out one-by-one, Marty ...
Installing a light fixture under an upper cabinet can provide more directed task lighting on counter surfaces below it—which can be important if the work usually done there involves using a knife or other sharp kitchen utensils. Work ...
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While staring at the Garden of Light installation you may begin to wonder if you have in fact landed on another planet. Surely flowers do not glow like this on earth. But they do when they are part of?Joana Vasconcelo's art-light ...
The student Ming Ma from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has developed a new method to manufacture LEDs that are brighter, more energy efficient, and have superior technical properties than those on the market today. His patent-pending ...