News tagged with compact fluorescent lightbulbs
Researchers shine light on compact fluorescent bulb problems
Long touted as an energy-saving alternative for home lighting, compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) now have the potential to be even more efficient, as well as dimmable, thanks to research at Queen's University.
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New device could help scientists design new fuel reprocessing methods
Designing better ways to recycle spent nuclear fuel could make nuclear energy a safer solution to the global energy problem, but there are a lot of gaps in our chemical knowledge -- and it's difficult to get ...
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Panasonic turns on OLED lighting roadmap, announces record efficiency
(PhysOrg.com) -- Japan-based Panasonic Electric Works (PEW) has announced an aggressive roadmap to make organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) lighting a part of the not so distant future. The company has said ...
Sep 02, 2011 |
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US lightbulb rules spark new political fight
With a January deadline looming on a US law mandating energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs, some political forces don't want to turn out the lights.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 26, 2011 |
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Like a lightbulb going off
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine being able to see to the penny how much it costs to use your jumbo high definition television or your tiny nightlight – in real time. That’s what a dozen University Hills ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 22, 2011 |
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LED products billed as eco-friendly contain toxic metals, study finds
Those light-emitting diodes marketed as safe, environmentally preferable alternatives to traditional lightbulbs actually contain lead, arsenic and a dozen other potentially hazardous substances, according to newly published ...
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Spend a little, save a lot on utility bills
Being an early adopter isn't cheap. If you have to have the latest gadget to save money on utilities, you've already spent thousands on a solar water heater or a geothermal heat pump.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Lightbulbs: The more efficient they get, the more light we use
This is a cautionary tale about a few porch lights. Once upon a time, porch lights had incandescent bulbs. Eventually, many residents subbed them out with those swirly compact fluorescent bulbs, which use a quarter of the ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 14, 2010 |
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3 Questions: Hunt Alcott on behavioral economics and the energy crisis
Behavioral economics is used to examine how consumers make decisions about everything from their life savings to which brands of jam they select in a supermarket. Hunt Allcott, a behavioral economist with ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 05, 2010 |
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'Light within a light' offers CFL efficiency with incandescent bulb shape
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the coming weeks, General Electric will start selling a new "ship in a bottle" lightbulb - a fluorescent spiral bulb trapped inside a traditional incandescent-shaped bulb.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 12, 2008 |
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