More than 130 locations of convenience restaurant chain Sheetz, Inc. now feature state-of-the-art LED lighting by Cree. The installation of energy-efficient Cree interior and exterior lighting at Sheetz® retail gasoline locations is ...
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Back in 1960 Electronics Weekly was born into a ferment of III-V semiconductor research that within two years would produce the first practical LED. In 1960 Dr Nick Holonyak of General Electric was developing an unusual material,GaAsP,as ...
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Ovens are not the most glamorous home purchase you will ever make.In fact,no kitchen appliance is.Nobody really squeals with glee when they purchase a new microwave.Nobody takes photographs of their new dishwasher and parades them on ...
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October 10,2012...Neubiberg,Germany–Infineon Technologies AG today introduced its LINLED driver family for automotive applications.The new TLD73xxEK system-on-chip devices make it possible to implement attractive multicolor ambient ...
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The company spark has set out to create a device that can control your light bulbs. What they've created is a piece of technology that you use in between the socket and the bulb to control when its on and it's off. This device allows ...
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As a global leader in LED lighting,Philips has been chosen as the LED lighting supplier for the Zero Energy House[1]project. The Zero Energy House,owned by Auckland couple Jo Woods and Shay Brazier,is being built in Point Chevalier using ...
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Energy efficiency is good solid worthy way to encourage home owners to switch to away from incandescent bulbs. But they might as well switch to compact fluorescent alternatives because they cost only a quid each. And then some of them ...
What do consumers really look for in a light bulb? How about LEDs? What makes one LED better than the next? LEDs slow rise to fame has met many of the consumer's desired criteria including: the best in energy efficiency long life ...
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It has often been thought that having light bulbs on meant sleep would be difficult to come by, but this may not necessarily be the case anymore. NASA certainly doesn't think so, as it is investing $11.4 million (£7 million) on ...
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With Christmas just around the corner, people will be looking to dust down their decorations and get them out for the festive period. It can sometimes be a bit of a contest between households trying to see who has the best decorations ...
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Taking advantage of AirFlux Technology, the Philips A-19 LED bulb gets a new aesthetic look and enhanced performance Using just 11 watts of power while putting out over 830 lumens, the latest generation of Philips’ 60 watt A-19 ...
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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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 ...
Taiwanese optoelectronics manufacturers from LED, photovoltaic, LCD, and opto-communications sectors, revealed relatively weak confidence in the industry’s outlook for Q4, according to a survey conducted by Photonics Industry ...
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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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