New Incandescent light innovations at Sandia...

Daniel Abranko

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A new experimental microscopic tungsten lattice can increase the efficiency of an incandescent electric bulb from 5 percent to greater than 60 percent by converting waste heat into visible light. This should put a kink in LED light development...

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hotfoot

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Can you say, \"Durian\"?
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by SFR:
Sandia has a solid-state lighting page<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yeah - WOW! Did you see that chart which shows the anticipated efficiency of SSL in 2020 with accelerated development effort? 180lm/W !!! Almost 2x that of fluorescents! Gosh - I'll be 50 in 2020.. Flashlights...what a great retirement hobby
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