While a typical incandescent bulb uses 60 watts of power to generate light, the current state of LED technology can produce the same light for less than 10 watts.
We need another Pecora Commission, another Fulbright Committee, another Sam Ervin to use the power of Congress to shed light on the causes of our current economic meltdown.
This is why Bookeen's engineers optimized the power management of the laminated light guide film used in the FrontLight technology.
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The vibe in the Fusion Hybrid is one of abiding integration: the subtle slurring of ratios in the continuously variable transmission, the share-the-load cooperation between electric and gas engine (2.0-liter, 141-hp Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder), a sort of light, transparent flickering of power sources.
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Freestanding units -- upright appliances about four feet tall that look like hair dryers from "The Jetsons" era -- power the invisible beams of harmless light.
Eventually, says Mr Burt, the ability of dye-based cells to produce useful quantities of power even in dim and diffuse light could see them used outside, perhaps on rooftops in cloudier parts of the world a market at present dominated by traditional, silicon-based cells, even though they are not well-suited to the purpose.
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This is one of the merits in such an all-inorganic system while some conventional systems cannot follow the light power in general because of their internal or external rate-limiting processes in the complex structures.
This week, the Internet puts its power on display, of both the light and dark variety.
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Meanwhile, the blue gantries, now a symbol of people power, still merrily light up the Gauteng night sky.
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The outcome of the two cases later this year will shed more light on where the balance of power lies between Big Pharma and the generic upstarts.
Not because he had the most prestigious roster of clients in terms of star power, charisma and philanthropy, but because he was light years ahead of his peers with respect to the melding of sports into the fabric of the entertainment industry.
India is faced with a crippling shortage of power to run its factories and light its homes.
One of the most unique aspects of this ultra-light power supply is the patent-pending technology that allows for interchangeable tips.
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According to Connecticut Light and Power, as of 9:30 am this morning 55% of Westport customers were still without power, which is at least some significant progress.
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Ron Morano, a spokesman for Jersey Central Power and Light, where essentially all of its 1.1 million customers lost power, said the company was looking at ideas that include putting some sub stations underground and more aggressive tree-trimming.
For example, in the mid-Atlantic, the organization that operates the power grid, PJM Interconnection LLC, has given the green light to only part of the proposed Allegheny and Dominion projects to meet power needs.
The conditions there approach the relentless, overwhelming power of a black hole, which swallows even light.
The company, for example, was recently engaged to build power substations for the city of Shanghai's light rail system.
Incandescent bulb, still the most popular bulb with consumers in the U.S., typically only use 10 percent of the power fed into them to create light.
The light penalty may reflect the power of Lyme support groups, which blast politicians with mail and phone calls to ensure their access to expensive care.
The technological advance of thin and light flexible display has encouraged the development of flexible batteries with a high power density and thermal stability.
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When Foster speaks of "the spiritual dimension" of architecture, and its power to "lift the spirit, " he's talking about the action of light in space.
The national power company Luz y Fuerza (Light and Power) has reported a huge surge started at the unheard-of time of 6am, when the match kicked off.
It weighs just under 3, 200 pounds, which is relatively light for a car of its power.
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All engineering mumbo-jumbo aside, the resulting nanocone-tipped cells converted light-to-power with efficiency of 3.2% compared to 1.8% efficiency of conventional planar structure of the same materials.
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Maehara really cannot oppose restarting the nuclear reactors in light of the urgent need for power and the cost of both permanently shutting down all reactors (they have no spent fuel repository yet) and gearing up alternative sources.
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In other green tech and design news, Hitachi unveiled an impressive new wireless controlled robot to help with the Fukushima Daiichi cleanup and London-based designers Martin Riddiford and Jim Reeves developed the GravityLight, an amazing low-energy, battery-free light that works by harnessing the power of weight and gravity.
This, Dr Levoy explains, is mainly down to the processing power of devices, such as camera-equipped smartphones, growing faster than the capacity of sensors which record light data.
The 50-watt pad was able to power a fan, LED light, and a couple of charging smartphones without issue.
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But EDF was abandoned at the altar on August 1st, after two big British Energy shareholders decided that, in light of the likely future price of power, its offer was too low.
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