September 12th, 2012 | by Joshua S Hill
It’s not something I tweet about, make known on Facebook, or generally make any noise about whatsoever, but I actually really like light bulbs. They fascinate me. They always have. Ever since I was a little kid and I realised that a broken light bulb meant the little filament would be dangling instead of held taught. So that’s why I’m so stoked about the new Baby Plumen 001 from Hulger & Samuel Wilkinson
September 17th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
I covered this technique for bringing good light to homes using plastic soda bottles and water awhile back. But the technique has been getting more attention and Priti Ambani of our sister site Ecopreneurist has written about it in more depth, and found a good new video showing how to install the lights and calling for support to help spread the word via MyShelter Foundation Inc.'s “Isang Litrong Liwanag" (or "A Liter of Light") Project. Check out Priti's piece here
August 24th, 2011 | by Guest Contributor
Light emitting diodes (LEDs) provide long-life lighting technology that powers flashlights, street signs and medical devices. LEDs have bright output with low input power, making them much more energy efficient than their incandescent predecessors. Hybrid capacitors, a combination of an ultracapacitor and a lithium-ion battery, are an ideal choice for LEDs because the low energy and power of LEDs allows hybrid capacitors to be a longer term energy source than alternative energy storage solutions on the market. Other benefits of LEDs to lighting include little to no required maintenance
August 1st, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
This is a pretty cool concept. An innovative solar lighting option developed in Brazil provides energy-efficient lights that probably won't compete with the next LEDs and only really work in specific circumstances/roofs, but are super cool and have their own unique benefits
May 10th, 2009 | by Amiel Blajchman
Building managers and environmental passers-by always scream when they see office lights on in the middle of the night,
