IDG News Service - Researchers at the University of South Carolina have discovered that some types of electricity meter are broadcasting unencrypted information that, with the right software, would enable eavesdroppers to determine whether ...
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A glut of manufacturing capacity and near-collapse in rare earth metal prices is driving down the cost and hence encouraging the rapid take-up of LED lighting. The Financial Times believes LED technology is reaching a tipping point, ...
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A glut of manufacturing capacity and near-collapse in rare earth metal prices is driving down the cost and hence encouraging the rapid take-up of light-emitting diode (LED) lighting. LED lights are based on semiconductors and therefore do ...
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A division of global technology leader GlacialTech,GlacialLight has launched the GL-FL30S,to its existing range of LED lighting products. The GL-FL30S is a 28 W AC-input LED Flood Light in-built with an infra red motion sensor,and ...
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Utility companies in Western Europe will spend $10.5bn on IT this year, of which over 62% will be invested in IT services. IDC Energy Insights expects IT spending by utility companies in the region to exceed $13bn in 2016, after average ...
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The future of outdoor lighting is constantly changing, LEDs, the reduction of electricity consumption, and even major feats like to removing oneself from the grid all together? The US Energy Information Association monitors energy usage in ...
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The time has come when our desk jobs, electricity consumption and gym experiences should merge into one. We drive, we sit at our desks, we work out in the gym to replace the excercise that we would have normally gotten during the day, yet ...
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According to statistics released by the National Energy Administration, China's electricity consumption reached 413.9 terawatt hours in November this year, up 7.6% compared to the same period of last year. In the first eleven months of ...
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Mr Pranab Mukherjee the President of India presented the 11 National Energy Conservation Awards 2012 to Indian Railways, the highest ever by any Indian industry, for the remarkable achievements by its Zonal Railways in Energy Conservation ...
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LED semiconductor lighting is the fourth revolution in the way of human lighting after the incandescent lighting, fluorescent lighting and energy saving lamp lighting. Because of energy saving, environmental protection, long life, rich ...
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The global lighting industry is expected to continue growing at a rapid rate in the next few years, so much so that it will be worth nearly €100 billion (£81 billion) by as early as 2020. Regulation around the world is starting ...
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A team of IT undergraduates from the University of Warwickhave told Computer Weekly about a smart mobile application they developed as part of a competition between IT students at universities in Europe and India. The team of Computer and ...
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A major trial of smart metering technologies will be carried out in the Ipswich area to test long-range radio communications networks for connecting smart meters to energy providers. The trial is being carried out by Scottish Power, ...
Chinese demand for both Newcastle and Indonesian thermal coal was quiet Tuesday with high stockpiles and low domestic prices, sources said. The bid-offer spread has not narrowed and this is deterring deals, a Singapore-based source said. ...
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Fabrizio Costantini for The New York Times Digital billboards along Interstate 75 in metropolitan Detroit. They change their messages every six to eight seconds. Last spring, the paper's Driven to Distraction series explored the potential ...
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