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Efficient LED Street Lights Come To Portugal

The streets of Pombal, Portugal, are brighter - and more eco-friendly - thanks to a patent-pending optical street-lighting solution developed by Fraen Corporation in partnership
with Philips Lumileds

6 May 2009

Energy Efficient, Sustainable Design for New SAP Building

A suburban office building with a grass roof, toilets that use rainwater for flushing and an air-conditioning system that makes its own ice for cooling? It's a reality at SAP AG's office expansion on its Newtown Square campus

6 May 2009

Space Shuttle Salmonella Helping Understand Disease Control on Earth

After Salmonella bacteria grown on board the space shuttle returned to Earth 3 to 7 times more virulent than Salmonella grown on the ground scientists have been figuring out why to safeguard astronauts from disease and lead to new treatments for food poisoning and other common ailments on Earth

6 May 2009

Plankton Blooms Do Not Take Carbon From The Atmosphere and Store it in The Deep Ocean

Oceanographers have measured the fate of carbon particles originating in plankton blooms in the Southern Ocean. Their study reveals that most of the carbon from lush plankton blooms never reaches the deep ocean

6 May 2009

World's First Commercial Quantum Dot / LED Lamps Come From Nexxus Lighting and QD Vision

Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEXS) and QD Vision, Inc. today unveiled the world’s first quantum dot lighting solution that combines the efficiency of LED lighting with the warm color of incandescent bulbs

5 May 2009

Sandia to Take Big Role as Energy Frontier Research Center

Sandia National Laboratories researchers scored big in the $777 million, five-year DOE Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) announced last week by the White House. Sandia expects to become home to one of 46 new multimillion-dollar centers, be a significant partner in three others, and may be involved in another four

5 May 2009

Energy Frontier Research Center at University of Arizona to Develop Thin, Flexible Solar Cells

University of Arizona research could one day lead to "Generation III" photovoltaic materials thin enough, flexible enough and inexpensive enough to go not only on rooftops but in windows, outdoor awnings and even clothing

5 May 2009

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Release New Ultra-White Oslon SSL LED Light

Small in size, big on performance – that is the new ultra-white Oslon SSL LED from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors

5 May 2009

Energy Efficient LED Street Lighting

The Golden Dragon Oval Plus LED from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors provides perfect illumination for energy-efficient street lighting without the need for secondary optics

5 May 2009

Custom Lighting Design Contest To Focus on Energy Efficient LED Lights

Coupled with the expertise of a true custom manufacturer, citing the need for innovative designs which incorporate the advantages of LED lighting with the flexibility and quality of custom build, Millerbernd Lighting announces the launch of a Custom
Lighting Design Contest

5 May 2009