Review: New, smarter light bulbs do more than just turn on
In the near future, the light bulbs in your house may do a lot more than turn on and off.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 17, 2015
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News tagged with light bulbs
Graphene gets bright: World's thinnest lightbulb developed
Led by Young Duck Kim, a postdoctoral research scientist in James Hone's group at Columbia Engineering, a team of scientists from Columbia, Seoul National University (SNU), and Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 15, 2015
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Researchers develop low-cost, 'tunable' window tintings
Technology developed by the University of Cincinnati and industry partners can do something that neither blinds nor existing smart windows can do. This patent-pending research, supported by the National Science Foundation, ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 10, 2015
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Researchers develop elegant plasma pressure diagnostic method
Could the mundane action of switching on an energy saving light bulb still hold secrets? It does, at least for physicists. These bulbs are interesting because they contain low-temperature plasma - a gas containing charges ...
Plasma Physics
Apr 16, 2015
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A new kind of light bulb traps insects that carry vector-borne diseases
How many researchers does it take to change a light bulb? And how many lives could they save by changing it?
Engineering
Mar 26, 2015
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One billion people still live without electricity
A single light bulb greatly simplifies a family's daily life, enabling family members to carry out various activities indoors. The children do their homework, and the mother sews or prepares dinner. Indoor lighting also makes ...
Social Sciences
Mar 9, 2015
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Thomas Edison's 'lost' idea: A device to hear the dead
One of Thomas Edison's little-known ambitions was to build a device to hear the voices of the dead, according to a nearly lost chapter of the inventor's memoirs which is being republished in France this week.
Other
Mar 5, 2015
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Breakthrough in OLED technology
Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), which are made from carbon-containing materials, have the potential to revolutionize future display technologies, making low-power displays so thin they'll wrap or fold around other ...
General Physics
Mar 2, 2015
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Review: Three ways to control your lights at home or away
Home automation seems to be one of those tech industry snowballs that's starting to roll downhill. The 2015 Consumer Electronics Show was packed with new ways to control your home environment.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 21, 2015
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Video: Solar power from energy-harvesting trees
Scientists at VTT have developed a prototype of a tree that harvests solar energy from its surroundings - whether indoors or outdoors - stores it and turns it into electricity to power small devices such as mobile phones, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 16, 2015
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