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12:45 pm in lighting, Science & Technology by TreeHugger
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LED Guts
I've been writing a lot bout LED lights lately, and I'm not about to stop because this technology is definitely on its way up and should eventually provide most of the electric light ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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11:00 am in babies, india, lighting, Science & Technology by TreeHugger
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Light-emitting diodes not only use less energy, they give off better light than those compact fluorescents, without using mercury. Add to the list: LEDs also are being used to help babies born with severe jaundice, which can lead to brain damage and death....Read the full story on TreeHugger
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12:58 pm in energy efficiency, lighting, Science & Technology by TreeHugger
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Nothing Will Stand in the Way of LEDs Taking Over
The latest generation of LED light bulbs have proven (see my reviews of GE, Philips, and Qnuru LED bulbs) that they have what it takes when it comes to light quality, but before they can...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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6:39 am in cfls, Design & Architecture, leds, lifeedited, lighting by TreeHugger
This LifeEdited rendering looks from the bedroom and living room to the dining area and in to the kitchen.
In a small apartment, lighting is of the utmost importance. A regular stream of high-falutin' eco lighting ideas have always graced TreeHugger's pages. Yet apart from the CFL (which has its many detractors and environmental drawbacks), environmentally-friendly lighting tec...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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3:59 pm in energy efficiency, less is more, lighting, News, Science & Technology by TreeHugger
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Looks Like the Law Signed by George W. Bush in 2007 Will Stay on the Books
As I mentioned a couple days ago, Republicans were trying to block a law setting minimum efficiency for lightbulbs, which would have made U.S. citizens waste $12.5 billion in wasted electricity over the next 9 years, or the equivalent of what 33 power stations produce. But it didn't quite turn out the ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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2:58 pm in energy efficiency, less is more, lighting, News, politics, Science & Technology by TreeHugger
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Too Bad Republicans Want to Block It...
There a bill currently making its way through the U.S. Congress that would block certain provisions from a 2007 energy law signed by George W. bush that "effectively bans the 100-watt incandescent bulb next year and other versions subsequently". The law doesn't pick technologies, it simply mandates that bulbs need to be 30% more energy efficient, and improvement that could have great economic and environmental benefits. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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3:18 am in appropriate technology, compact fluorescent light bulbs, cool but ugly, decorating, Design & Architecture, energy efficiency, incandescent bulbs, interiors, LED, lighting, Science & Technology, spain, Take Action by TreeHugger
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On a recent trip to the south of Spain, I visited the beautiful Cathedral of Seville, amongst the largest of all medieval and Gothic cathedrals, in terms of both area and volume. According to Wikipedia, the interior is the longest nave in Spain, and is lavishly decorated, with a large quantity of gold evident. Also evident are the CFLs propped upon time-honoured lighting fixtures......Read the full story on TreeHugger
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10:45 am in chile, Design & Architecture, do it yourself, lighting, recycled consumer goods, Take Action by TreeHugger
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Almost ten years ago, during a blackout, a man from the Uberaba region in the outskirts of Minas Gerais, Brazil, invented a way to lighten the interior of houses during the day using plastic bottles filled with water and a bit of bleach, an idea Jaymi reviewed a couple of months ago. Inlaid in the corrugated iron roofs, the bottles concentrate and transport sunlight generating...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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9:55 am in concepts & prototypes, electronics, gadgets, lighting, Science & Technology by TreeHugger
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Designer Samuel Li of Albany, New York, seems to believe in stacking functions -- literally. His stacked Leaf lantern system is one part energy efficient lighting for the home, one part flashlight/torch, one part cell phone charger, and 100% solar powered....Read the full story on TreeHugger
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12:15 pm in electronics, gadgets, lighting, Science & Technology, televisions by TreeHugger
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Mitsubishi has created a six-meter (nearly 20-foot) OLED globe at the national Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo, comprising 10,362 panels each measuring 3.78 inches square.The globe, called Geo-Cosmos, is absolutely gorgeous, and it is an interactive display -- viewers can watch everything from locations of different species to the impact of the March 2011 tsunami. Check out a video showing off the globe. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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