News Spotlight

Engineers develop LED-based system to help shoppers locate items in retail stores

January 30, 2012

Scientists are developing systems that would use light emitting diode (LED) technology to help guide shoppers toward items on their grocery lists.

DuPont gets $920K state grant for prototype organic LED plant

January 24, 2012

The state is investing almost $1 million in DuPont Co.'s efforts to improve the manufacturing of components for lighter, more energy- efficient flat-screen televisions and displays.

LED lightbulb prices are falling and so will household power consumption

January 23, 2012

Seven years ago engineer Mike Brakey was looking over his household electric bills and was shocked at how much power it took to run his Shaker Heights home.

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Recent Blogs

Lighting Sciences Group becomes largest producer of LED bulbs in North America

By Margery Conner January 30, 2012

I first heard of Lighting Sciences Group (LSG) back in 2007 as being the company that designed and built the LED replacement for the Times Square ball that drops on New Years Eve; I thought it was strictly an engineering design firm.

LED system reliability is a strong as the weakest link: February live presentation

By Margery Conner January 23, 2012

Just before I posted my busted LED light yesterday, I received an email from Azmat Malik asking if I could help get the word out about a presentation by Rudi Hechfellner, Dir. of Applications, Philips Lumileds Lighting, "Reliability from the LED System Perspective — As Strong as the Weakest Link".

Here’s one LED light that didn’t make it to 50,000-hrs

By Margery Conner January 18, 2012

Almost two years ago I did my first LED teardown on a 7W LED bulb from Taiwanese manufacturer TESS.

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