News tagged with led technology

LEDs on silicon can reduce production costs

A new manufacturing technology is expected to greatly reduce the cost of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in the future. For the first time ever, researchers at the Siemens subsidiary Osram Opto Semiconductors ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

LED lights point shoppers in the right direction

Looking for an item in a large department store or mall can be like searching for a needle in a haystack, but that could change thanks to a hybrid location-identification system that uses radio frequency transmitters and ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Alternative LED lighting combats energy crisis

Alternative lighting is emerging as a potent method to combat the energy crisis. Light-emitting diode (LED) lighting technologies could provide an innovative way to save energy and make wasteful lighting obsolete.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Researchers roll out a new form of lighting

In this month's edition of Physics World, Paul Blom and Ton van Mol from the Holst Centre in Eindhoven describe a way of creating thin, flexible sheets of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) using a cheap, newspaper-style "roll- ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Casio shows off bulbless 3D-capable projectors

(PhysOrg.com) -- Casio is currently showing off a line of lamp free projectors, designed for work in corporate and educational settings. The system eliminates the lamp by relying on a system that combines ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 weblog

LED bulbs hit 100 watts as federal ban looms

Two leading makers of lighting products are showcasing LED bulbs that are bright enough to replace energy-guzzling 100-watt light bulbs set to disappear from stores in January.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 16, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 43

Glasses-free 3D notebook able to display 3D, 2D content on one screen

Toshiba Corporation today unveiled "dynabook Qosmio T851/D8CR", the world's first glasses-free 3D notebook PC able to display 3D and 2D content at the same time on one screen. The new PC will be available ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

LED streetlights best buy for cities, researchers report

University of Pittsburgh researchers have conducted the first cradle-to-grave assessment of light-emitting diode (LED) streetlights and determined that the increasingly popular lamps strike the best balance between brightness, ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 7 | with audio podcast