News tagged with mercury lamp
Physicists Find a World of Motion In the Mystery of Aging Glass
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists super-cooled a liquid into glass in order to observe the slowing of particles. It's a material that still perplexes researchers despite thousands of years of household and industrial use.
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's LAMP reveals lunar surface features
New maps produced by the Lyman Alpha Mapping Project aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal features at the Moon's northern and southern poles in regions that lie in perpetual darkness. LAMP, developed ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 13, 2012 |
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GOP wins battle of the bulb
Congress has dodged a government shutdown, agreeing to a $1 trillion spending bill that features a variety of rare compromises. Both Democrats and Republicans won some concessions, and it's too early to say who came out on ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 26, 2011 |
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Micro-cavity arrays: Lighting the way to the future
It was not too long ago that basic science lectures began with the three forms of matter: gases, liquids and solids—and somewhere along the line plasmas were occasionally added to the list. But to be ...
Nov 17, 2011 |
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LED startup Switch Lighting hopes to light the way in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is known for computer chips, software companies and social networks - but not light bulbs.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Taiwan saves electricity with new traffic lights
Authorities in Taiwan said Wednesday they had changed more than 690,000 traffic lights throught the island in a project that will save enough electricity to power more than 60,000 homes.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Stanford group creates miniature self-contained fluorescence microscope
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers working at Stanford University have devised a means for building the smallest self-contained fluorescence microscope ever. Weighing just under 2 grams and slightly larger ...
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Zimbabwe to hand out 5 mln energy-saving bulbs
Zimbabwe's electricity authority is to hand out 5.5 million energy-saving flourescent bulbs to its consumers in a bid to curb consumption, a state daily newspaper reported Monday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Mercury vapor released from broken compact fluorescent light bulbs can exceed safe exposure levels
Once broken, a compact fluorescent light bulb continuously releases mercury vapor into the air for weeks to months, and the total amount can exceed safe human exposure levels in a poorly ventilated room, according ...
Jul 06, 2011 |
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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
May 16, 2011 |
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Shedding light: New bulb law goes into effect in 2012
When it comes to the new lighting law, a lot of people seem to be in the dark.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 07, 2011 |
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