Images courtesy of jimcampbell.tv In the world of fine arts, we are seeing a progression towards the use of more unconventional materials to create thought provoking pieces. Where the brush, the pencil, or the chisel was the commanding ...
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UK - Visitors to the National Railway Museum's Great Hall this November will be treated to a spectacular free event as selected locos from the National Collection are displayed in a whole new light. Part of the Illuminating York festival, ...
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UK - The glittering glass facets of the new Siemens Crystal building form the striking exterior of London's newest landmark, at the Western end of the Royal Docks. Just down the road from the Stratford Olympic park and across the river from ...
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As sensors become more popular and systems become more complex, the idea of a plug-in module is gaining popularity. In terms of light sensors, these modules are referred to in terms of the number of functions incorporated in one package. ...
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Although it's always prudent to discuss the dangers of playing with matches and the importance of changing the batteries in our smoke detectors during Fire Prevention Week, local fire officials are warning about a new danger this year. ...
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Between all of the interesting shapes and sizes and decoding the letter names, deciding which lightbulb to buy is a lot tougher these days. This constantly cycling lightbulb lab Consumer Reports tests both compact fluorescent and LED ...
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This week in kitsch lighting is the Amazing Jellyfish Lamp.Jellyfish are the most abundant species on the planet.They contain GFP,a bioluminescent protein that allows them to glow in the dark.It is mainly used as a defense mechanism by ...
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18 October 2012 Osram Opto launches direct-emitting green laser diodes Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg,Germany says that it is now offering its first direct-emitting green diode lasers.The two compact indium gallium ...
The Leaf’s slim profile and LED energy efficiency gives you that alternative commercial lighting edge. The Leaf’s backlight display technology kicks those old LED designs out the door, by internally distributing light and ...
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Strategies United predicts that by 2015 the global market for high brightness LEDs (HB-LEDs) will generate revenues of $18.9 billion, representing a compound growth rate of 11.8%. A key factor in the growth of HB-LEDs is the use of ...
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Amidst much media buzz about efficient new lighting technologies and a general uproar about government light bulb "bans" worldwide, the most fundamental rule for saving energy on lighting seems to be fading: Make only as much of the right ...
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It didn't get much attention, but this week marked the 50th anniversary of the invention of the first visible light-emitting diode, or LED, a technology that is well on its way to transforming the lighting industry. It was on Oct. 9, ...
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PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, announced today that it has received the 2012 Ringier Technology Innovation Award for the Plastics Industry for its ...
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Liquid Light, more than just a pretty lamp design, this poetic and practical design gives way to the hidden meaning behind light, via the designer Christina Ferraz. What makes a lamp? What makes a light? Are there constraints on the designs ...
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Chandelier and inflatable plastic? What a concept? Flexibility, transparency and the use of new technologies is what Puff Buff, a design studio from Warsaw, Poland's multi-disciplinary designs encompass. In 2004, Puff Buff opened their ...
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