Some people just don't do well with tools. Hammers, screwdrivers and worse yet, drills; they claim that they try to hang it straight but it just doesn't work out. Well, here's a chance to hang a lamp without those hard to use tools or the ...
Tags: Lights, Lighting, wall light
From the designer that helped so many other designers get their start in the design industry, this Italian entrepreneur Giulio Cappellini’s unique use of color, handblown glass and unusual placement of the light bulb within the ...
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According to Biing-Jye Lee, chairman of Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar, global shipments of LED light bulbs in 2013 are likely to reach 600 million units compared to 200 million units in 2012, showing an on-year growth of 300%. ...
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Taiwan-based blank optical disc maker Ritek plans to introduce 7W LED light bulbs. There will also be a promotional campaign where consumers can buy one and get one free for NT$299. Market observers noted that retail prices of 7-8W LED ...
Pricing is an important factor in the commercialization of LED lighting. To stimulate demand, LED light bulb firms have been introducing low-price products. Growth in demand for LED light bulbs has been quite significant, but has yet to ...
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Global MOCVD equipment capacity is still in oversupply while prices of LED light bulbs continue to fall. Among all global operational MOCVD tools, Taiwan-based makers account for 28.1% and China-based firms 22.3%, according Digitimes ...
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Although all energy-saving LED lighting products are considered "green," I've yet to see a real green bulb that is filled with algae until now. To meet Hungarian designer Bodonyi Gyula's concept of green LED lights, the AlgaeBulb was ...
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OSRAM SYLVANIA and Comcast recently announced that the two companies have reached an agreement to offer energy efficient light bulbs that can be controlled remotely through the Xfinity Home platform. By collaborating with OSRAM SYLVANIA, ...
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In May, prices of 40W and 60W retrofit LED light bulbs in Japan were on average JPY1,719/unit (US$17.32/unit) and JPY2,350/unit, respectively. May prices of 40W and 60W retrofit LED light bulbs in Japan fell 1.4% and 0.3%, respectively. ...
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Recently published research that questions the safety of LED lighting is misleading, according to Soraa, and the company is again asking the EPA to reconsider Energy Star efficacy requirements for SSL lamps. Despite many recent stories to ...
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History repeats itself, or does it? By looking at advertisemnets from lightng manufacturers of the past, both consumers and designers can have a better understanding of how lighting has changed today and how the patterens are still the ...
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BulbAmerica, America’s largest online and wholesale retailer of light bulbs and lighting fixtures, has announced the launch of an LED support system. LEDs are all set to make more efficient street lights with less light pollution and ...
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DuPont Circuit & Packaging Materials, part of DuPont Electronics & Communications, announced today that it has increased its ability to produce and supply DuPont? CooLam? thermal substrate products by more than seven times its previous ...
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It doesn’t take a genius to recognize that you just can’t fit a chandelier inside of a light bulb, unless you design it that way. With proper well planned out design you can beat the odds of the impossible. This adorable ...
John Smith’s explosive photo interpretations of what light bulbs would look like while exploding and filled with various materials tells a story of that old incandescent bulb. These stunning photographs were taken using a standard ...
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