Posted by Amit Soni on 6th Aug 2013
No-one enjoys walking through scary subways after dark, and that goes double for abandoned and derelict ones.Revitalising Neglected Spaces With LEDsIndeed, until light artist Bill Fitzgibbon was commissioned to fill the 18th Street Underpass with a vibrant glowing spectrum of LED light and colour, it had been neglected for decades, making it something of a no-go area for residents and visitors to the city, and a haven for vagrants.REV Birmingham,… Read more
Posted by Richard Clarke on 6th Aug 2013
In terms of up-to-the-minute lighting, LEDs are definitely leading the way. But you may be interested to discover that lighting isn’t the only application in which versatile, long-lasting and energy-efficient LED technology plays an essential role.
So, In No Particular Order Of Importance Or Incredible-ness, At Number 1 We Have:
Digital Contact Lenses. Researchers collaborating with University of Washington ophthalmologists and o… Read more
Posted by Amit Soni on 2nd Aug 2013
Now that everyone is switching over to low energy LED lighting, what’s going to happen to all those unwanted incandescent light bulbs? Sadly, they aren’t recyclable, so most of them will end up in landfill.
However, using a bit of ingenuity, you can transform an old light bulb into almost anything!
Before doing anything though, you’ll need to hollow out your old halogen bulb. Luckily, the guys over at Team Droid have put tog… Read more
Posted by Richard Clarke on 1st Aug 2013
You may never have thought about it before, but there's a whole lot of great science and stuff that goes into an LED light bulb.
Indeed, some might yearn for a simpler time when light was produced simply by heating up a bit of wire with an electrical current, but bang up-to-date, energy-efficient LED lighting technology is here to stay, so it’s a good idea to find out a little bit about the stuff they’re made of.
Fitting… Read more