Two years after it began phasing out incandescent bulbs,Ikea announced it is taking steps to sell only energy-efficient LED lighting by 2016. Ikea believes the longer-lasting bulbs will set an environmentally friendly example in the ...
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As the last remnants of summer fade into the autumn and the leaves begin to transform from green to stunning shades of red and gold,it's not just the trees that are changing their appearance.People across the country are breaking out their ...
Wang Yuyang' Artificial Moon light installation strives to mimick the moon's majesty and when the lights are turned out it may come close.Designed by Chinese artist Wang Yuyang,this accidental new media artist has created a unique moon ...
Green LED lighting allows technicians to detect hairline cracks and blistering in steel that aren't detectable under white lighting. LED-based lighting has long found uses in specialty applications even before moving into general ...
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The new devices delivers an additional 70% reduction in power consumption while networks are active and up to 95% during downtime Semiconductor company Broadcom has introduced new System on a Chip (SoC) devices which can deliver the ...
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As the design,specification and use of advanced glazing products continues to advance,so,too,will the need for performance modeling.In this respect,the American Institute of Architects(AIA)has released An Architect's Guide to Integrating ...
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Cooper Lighting,an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry,has introduced the Halo RL56 LED Retrofit Baffle Trim.Designed to fit into both 5-inch and ...
At the LightShow East in Washington DC,Oct.3-4,Aleddra's 1-ft LED T8 sample tube quickly became one of the hottest giveaways.This sample T8 with Double Safety Switch(DSS)surprised tradeshow attendees with its intuitive safety design that ...
Leicester City Council has drawn up a contract with Balfour Beatty Living Spaces,which will see almost all of the citys lighting converted to more energy efficient alternatives. The contract begins on October 1st and is expected to last ...
The modern day LED was born 50 years ago this month.Jeanine Chrobak-Kando,Business Development Manager at Verbatim,describes how far the lighting technology has come in such a short time. Light-emitting diodes(LEDs)have become an ...
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Bridgelux was named in the prestigious 2012 Global Cleantech 100,produced by Cleantech Group,a global research and advisory firm focused on innovation in energy and the environment. The Global Cleantech 100 list is unique in the ...
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A smooth-running Toyota RAV4 that does not consume gasoline is now at dealerships, and we recently borrowed one to sample at our test track. And so far, we're seeing real appeal in an electric sport-ute. The RAV4 EV is derived from the ...
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More than 70 percent of the total revenue in 2012 attributable to sustainable products Osram used the Sustainable Innovation Forum 2012, taking place alongside the UN Climate Conference in Doha (Qatar), to present its current ...
Transphorm raises$35m in Series-E financing LED by Japan's INCJ Transphorm Inc of Goleta,near Santa Barbara,CA,USA(which designs and delivers power conversion devices and modules)has announced a$35m Series E financing round led by ...
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Using its latest thin-film technology, Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany has developed a 1mm2 infrared LED chip prototype that has achieved what is claimed to be record efficiency of up to 72% at an operating current of ...