The researchers designed a family of materials that don’t include rare earths but instead are made out of copper iodide, which is an abundant compound The phase-out of traditional inca... Read more
Energy autonomy is achieved because no batteries are needed for it to function. Researchers at the NUP/UPNA-Public University of Navarre have developed a chip incorporating a new design of u... Read more
LED light bulbs can be brighter and more energy efficient than ever, thanks to a high performance LED driver newly developed by researchers from the Department of Electronic and Information... Read more
Color, control and function are all being reassessed, and new players have emerged like a wave of Silicon Valley start-ups. AFTER the joy of the birth itself, parenthood sometimes brings the... Read more
Cree’s new light costs just $10, will last for years and lower your electricity bill, and is basically indistinguishable from your old, energy sucking bulbs. Until recently, options for non-... Read more
The LuminAR device can project interactive images onto a surface, sensing when a person’s finger or hand points to an element within those images. Powerful computers are becoming small and c... Read more
Say goodbye to that annoying buzz created by overhead fluorescent light bulbs in your office or residence hall. Wake Forest scientists have developed a flicker-free, shatterproof alternative... Read more
The electric light was a failure. Invented by the British chemist Humphry Davy in the early 1800s, it spent nearly 80 years being passed from one initially hopeful researcher to another, lik... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Physicists Usher In Energy-Saving LED Lighting Thanks to advances in physics, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) will soon move from traffic lights and electronics panels to ho... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are an increasingly popular technology for use in energy-efficient lighting. Researchers from North Carolina State University have now develo... Read more
