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  • May 2008

    • Venture Capitalists See the Eco-Friendly Light

      newser  |  San Jose Mercury News  |  May 7, 08 8:38 PM CDT

      Venture Capitalists See the Eco-Friendly Light

      Venture capitalists are swarming around firms developing LED (light-emitting diode) and similar lighting technologies beyond their current applications in calculators and cell phones, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Investors see new sources, using one-sixth of the power of incandescent bulbs, as environmentally friendly replacements for indoor and outdoor lighting. More »

  • March 2008

    • One if by Land, LED if by Sea...

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 3, 08 8:30 PM CST

      One if by Land, LED if by Sea...

      The green bulbs are coming, the green bulbs are coming! That’s the appropriate contemporary cry for a Paul Revere impersonator, who might still be able to use the Old North Church’s lanterns to warn of a British invasion—but would have to settle for LEDs. The Boston landmark has ditched incandescents to light its ceiling vaults, going green with efficient bulbs that last 25 times as long, the AP reports. More »

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      Boston  • LEDs  • eco friendliness  • Revolutionary War

  • December 2007

    • Electronics Giants Join Forces

      newser  |  PC World  |  Dec 26, 07 7:08 AM CST

      Electronics Giants Join Forces

      Hitachi, Canon, and Panasonic have announced plans to work to together in moving flat-panel display technology forward, PC World reports. Competition is heating up in the industry, and the companies hope the alliance will accelerate development time. The firms will work together on LCD displays and organic light emitting diode displays, which some think could replace LCD. More »

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      Japan  • electronics  • flat screen TVs  • Panasonic  • LEDs  • LCD  • Sharp  • Canon

    • What's the Next Bright Idea for Light Bulbs?

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Dec 22, 07 4:50 PM CST

      What's the Next Bright Idea for Light Bulbs?

      Retailers will be banned from selling inefficient incandescent bulbs in 2012, but manufacturers say their bright idea about compact fluorescents came years ago and the industry was heading in that direction anyway. In fact, the coming years will see a wave of more efficient light sources—not only flourescents, but LEDs and even high-efficient versions of old-fashioned incandescents, the New York Times reports. More »

    • LEDs Light Up Europe, As Bulb Makers Switch

      newser  |  Economist  |  Dec 1, 07 2:10 PM CST

      LEDs Light Up Europe, As Bulb Makers Switch

      Europe is going low-e with LEDs, presaging a trend about to spread worldwide. The Italian village Torraca, for example, just switched all of its streetlights for light-emitting diode fixtures, and Dutch electronics giant Philips has snapped up an American firm in a plan to push similar changes in the states. LEDs use an eighth of the power of incandescent bulbs, the Economist reports, stay cool, and can last for ten years. More »

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      LEDs  • Philips  • interior design  • incandescent bulbs

  • November 2007

    • Africa: Let There Be Light

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Nov 16, 07 2:50 AM CST

      Africa: Let There Be Light

      Even after decades of development, most African communities have no electrical power and still go dark when the sun goes down. Only 5% of Ugandans, 6% of the Congolese population and 15% of Kenyans have electricity. Now the World Bank has launched an initiative to light the homes of 250 million Africans by 2025.  More »

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      Africa  • South Africa  • World Bank  • electricity  • LEDs

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