At the first annual meeting of the Long Term Investors Club in Paris a few months ago, Professor Rajenda Padchauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (and, as such, co-recipient, with Al Gore, of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007) mentioned a remarkable development project called Lighting a Billion Lives.

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For while Fortuny always thought of himself as a painter, his fascination with technology led him to patent new techniques for stage lighting, print engraving and photo development.

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Goldspink is giving 3D Computer Animation students - the first of whom graduate in the summer - an inside look at the storyboard, development, animation and lighting processes behind box office hits like Attack of the Clones and Men In Black II.

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Fab 15 will be TSMC's next "green fab" following Fab 12 and Fab 14, incorporating green concepts in energy conservation and pollution control in its design, including a process water conservation rate of 85%, reclamation of rainwater, recirculation and reuse of general exhaust heat, and development of solar power generation and LED lighting applications.

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In lighting, for instance, we've seen the development of light bulbs that can not only be turned on and off (and dimmed) via WiFi, but also change color -- from companies as diverse as lighting giant Philips and Kickstarter campaigner LIFX.

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The Unreal Development Kit for Apple devices will include tools for advanced 3-D rendering, lighting, animation and other effects.

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Not content to remain in the development business, Menon has also set up a company to sell branded furniture and lighting under his PNC initials.

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