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LED lighting
LED lamps and lightbulbs are solid-state devices that use light-emitting diodes as the source of light. LED lighting offers longer service life and high energy efficiency than incandescent or fluorescent bulbs, but as an emerging consumer technology, remains more expensive than both.
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New tech improves the color of LED lights
A big criticism leveled on LED lights is they don't match the color and quality of an incandescent light bulb. Start-up Intematix has developed a set of technologies that it believes improves LED...
10 | April 18, 2011 4:27pm
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UC Davis researches intelligent light bulbs
What types of smart lights will power our homes and offices in the next five to ten years? At the California Lighting Institute at UC Davis, Professor Michael Siminovitch shows us a giant...
3 | January 22, 2010 2:03pm
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Lighting the world with LEDs
According to analyst estimates, by 2020 the LED lighting industry will be close to a $25 billion market worldwide. LED lighting manufacturer Bridgelux wants to be on the forefront of this shift....
14 | February 3, 2011 12:56pm
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Light bulbs powered by smart chips
Say goodbye to the incandescent light bulb, LED chips will soon power the lights in our homes and offices. SmartPlanet goes behind the scenes at Bridgelux, to see how they're reinventing lighting...
15 | August 3, 2010 8:38am
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LED light bulbs, just how efficient are they?
Thinking of making the switch from energy-intensive incandescent bulbs, but can't stand the infamously cold and harsh light quality? SmartPlanet's Sumi Das rounds up some bulbs that will have you...
6 | January 11, 2012 2:06pm
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Smart street lights to shine in San Jose
At the AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference in Sausalito, Calif., San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed discusses a plan to update the city's 62,000 street lights with motion sensor controls, networking...
October 2, 2009 10:32am
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Meet the inventor of Revolights
In his Silicon Valley apartment, inventor Kent Frankovich is trying to make cycling safer--with a spin on the good old-fashioned bike reflector. Frankovich has developed a design that makes it...
7 | November 30, 2011 8:43am
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Wine caves: Going green, by going underground
William Jarvis built his winery underground so he wouldn't pollute the natural environment with large winery tanks and buildings. Among the sustainable technologies his business relies on are...
2 | January 18, 2011 9:28am
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New tech improves the color of LED lights
A big criticism leveled on LED lights is they don't match the color and quality of an incandescent light bulb. Start-up Intematix has developed a set of technologies that it believes improves LED...
10 | April 18, 2011 4:27pm
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Lighting the world with LEDs
According to analyst estimates, by 2020 the LED lighting industry will be close to a $25 billion market worldwide. LED lighting manufacturer Bridgelux wants to be on the forefront of this shift....
14 | February 3, 2011 12:56pm
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LED light bulbs, just how efficient are they?
Thinking of making the switch from energy-intensive incandescent bulbs, but can't stand the infamously cold and harsh light quality? SmartPlanet's Sumi Das rounds up some bulbs that will have you...
6 | January 11, 2012 2:06pm
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Light bulbs powered by smart chips
Say goodbye to the incandescent light bulb, LED chips will soon power the lights in our homes and offices. SmartPlanet goes behind the scenes at Bridgelux, to see how they're reinventing lighting...
15 | August 3, 2010 8:38am
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UC Davis researches intelligent light bulbs
What types of smart lights will power our homes and offices in the next five to ten years? At the California Lighting Institute at UC Davis, Professor Michael Siminovitch shows us a giant...
3 | January 22, 2010 2:03pm
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Solar light could improve life for millions
Let there be light. Simple and sun-powered, this lantern is a safer alternative to harmful kerosene lamps. SmartPlanet's Sumi Das turns on and tests the dLight Solar Light & Mobile Charger S250.
3 | June 8, 2011 1:33pm
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SkyLight's adapter makes your smartphone a microscope
SkyLight's eponymous adapter mounts on a microscope and lets users magnify things such as flowers, insects, and pathogens with their smartphone and a microscope. SmartPlanet visits SkyLight...
March 26, 2012 8:40am
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Sumi's Smart Picks: Glowdoggie LED Collar
Ask any dog owner - there's nothing they wouldn't do for their precious pets? SmartPlanet's Sumi Das shares an LED-powered collar that helps keep your pup safe at night. Not convinced? Let's...
7 | June 2, 2011 4:05pm
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A bright idea for wasteful office lighting
Commercial office buildings are one of the main culprits of the current climate crisis. They consume large amounts of electricity and release excessive carbon emissions into the atmosphere. Adura...
1 | November 20, 2009 2:19pm
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Smart street lights to shine in San Jose
At the AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference in Sausalito, Calif., San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed discusses a plan to update the city's 62,000 street lights with motion sensor controls, networking...
October 2, 2009 10:32am
