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Why All Your Bulbs May Soon Be LEDs

A breakthrough in producing light emitting diodes could bring LED production costs down as much as 75%. READ»

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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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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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»