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New Material Makes White LED Home Lighting Pretty Certain

Korean and Spanish scientists have pulled off a neat trick--they've discovered a new molecule that will make white LEDs pretty much a certainty for replacing compact fluorescent bulbs. The invention replaces two previous molecules ...READ»

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Snap On, Snap Off No More: Remote Control Sharp's New LED Eco-Bulbs to Change Levels of White Light

Sharp introduced new LED lightbulbs that are remote control-dimmable, and can be tuned so that the warmth of their white light suits your home or even your mood. Sharp's DL-L60AV bulbs are so neat, in fact, that they're a ...READ»

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Renault Unveils Prototype Be Bop Z.E. Electric Car: The Shape of Things to Come?

Renault just pulled the covers off its technology demonstrator Be Bop Z.E. all-electric car. It's going to tour Europe to show off its cleverness, and its drive train will actually end up in future Renault EVs from 2011 onwards.As it ...READ»

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Quantum Light Lamp Is a Warmer LED, but Doesn't Come Cheap

Just the other day I was moaning about the sorry state of consumer LED bulbs, and now Nexxus Lighting has released high-end LED unit that shines a more natural, warmer light than others available. Best of all--from a geeky point of ...READ»

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Where's Our Eco-Friendly LED Lighting?

Tiny, cold, super-efficient at turning electrical energy into light, and relatively cheap--that's a summary of light emitting diode technology as it stands. Given this fact, and the pressure to make electrical items greener in terms ...READ»

The Cows of Regent Lighting
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Milan 2009: The Cows of Regent Lighting

Large plush cows and a field of fake grass have nothing to do with LEDs, but Regent Lighting had them in their booth nonetheless.READ»

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NEC's Green Wireless Routers Lead the Anti-LED charge

Routers are, I've generally found, about the ugliest useful gadgets you'll have in your home. But that doesn't mean that they have to be eco-unfriendly, so NEC just launched a pair of home wireless routers that purport to be much ...READ»

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Indian Solar Lamp Great for India's Students, With One Catch

Solar power seems to be a simple and brilliant solution for the power needs of those in developing nations--it doesn't eat fuel, avoids the problems of janky power grids, and it's convenient. Hence the invention of the Studylite solar ...READ»

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Better, Cheaper LEDs Ringing Death Knell of Fluorescent Bulbs

LED lighting has long been viewed as a superior alternative to compact flourescent bulbs. Although flourescents are more electrically efficient than old-fashioned incandescent bulbs, producing them requires a complex procedure that ...READ»

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Battle Of The Thinnest TVs At CES 2009

When news of LG's LH95 "thinnest" LCD TV hit last week, we should've predicted that it was just the first of a series of similar product announcements. At CES 2009, it seems that TV makers are trying to out-do one another with debuts ...READ»

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