This would raise the efficiency of an incandescent electric bulb from 5 percent to greater than 60 percent
1 posted on
05/02/2002 9:07:50 AM PDT by
Bobber58
To: Bobber58
neato
2 posted on
05/02/2002 9:10:53 AM PDT by
Mr. K
To: Bobber58
So my Barbi Easy Bake Oven will no longer work?
To: Bobber58
What I'm particularly stoked about is the massive increase in efficiency of photovoltaic systems. That could finally make PV systems practical and cost-effective.
5 posted on
05/02/2002 9:15:48 AM PDT by
mvpel
To: Bobber58
Hmmm . . . Now which will be better, cool tungsten light bulbs, or
cool LED light bulbs? Of the LED light bulbs, I've read that the bulbs will never burn out and you could, for instance, operate a bright flashlight continuously for a month before the batteries would need to be replaced. Now that's efficient! I've already seen these LED flashlights in some of the junk mail catalogs I get. The future is gonna be interesting.
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To: Bobber58
Hey! Another great scientific advancement brought to us by the Muslim world. Oh wait...no it wasn't.
16 posted on
05/09/2002 9:22:07 AM PDT by
Henk
To: Bobber58
"The work was performed with a photonic crystal operating in the mid-infrared range, but no theoretical or practical difficulties are known to exist to downsizing the structure into the visible light range.""So it hasn't ACTUALLY worked yet. But we're sure it will."
Wait and see.
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