Monthly Archives: May 2012
LED Lights Make Cows Happy
Earlier this year researchers at Kansas State University proved that LED lights were better for storing beef, and now an Oklahoma State University study has revealed that they’re better for the live cow, too! Dairy cows under LED lights produced … Continue reading
LED Waves – Closed for Memorial Day
We wanted to let you know that LED Waves will be out of the office this weekend through Monday in observance of Memorial Day. All orders or questions submitted during this time will be handled starting on the morning of … Continue reading
LED Light Art Installation Sparks NYPD Panic
Takeshi Miyakawa alarmed some local passerby with his LED light art piece for NY Design Week. The 50 year old artist suspended plastic shopping bags from lampposts and trees in selected trendy neighborhoods. The bags, emblazoned with the iconic “I … Continue reading
Posted in Brooklyn, LED DIY, LED Lights in NYC, LEDs in the arts, LEDs in the news
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LED Street Lights in Dangerous Areas Are a Godsend
LED street lights replaced eleven high pressure sodium lamps in Newhallville, CT, last week, reports the New Haven Independent. The upgrade was the result of Project Lighten Up – a community effort to reduce crime through better illumination. There were … Continue reading
Posted in energy savings, LED lifespan, LED Street Lights, LEDs in the news, Outdoor LED Lights
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Save Energy? I Can Do That With My Eyes Closed!
What started out as a robotics project for Randy Sarafan ended up as a concept for an LED lighting system that takes energy conservation to the extreme. Sarafan posted this serendipitous project on Instructables, where he is the Technology Editor. … Continue reading
Posted in customized LED, energy savings, LED controller, LED DIY, sustainable living
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Plug & Play LED Lights
Joining the LED Revolution doesn’t need to be difficult. At LED Waves, we try to make it easy by offering direct retrofit replacements for existing light sources. And where there is no light in place, all you need is an … Continue reading
Snails on the Trail to Renewable Energy
LED lighting technology seems to move at, well, light speed, which makes for a funny juxtaposition with an unlikely new energy source: snails! The Huffington Post reported on recent advancements in creepy crawly-based power. In April researchers at Clarkson University … Continue reading
Posted in Brooklyn, customized LED, LEDs in the arts, Science!
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Our LED High Bay Debuts at LIGHTFAIR
LED Waves is in Vegas today through Friday for LIGHTFAIR International! You can find us at booth 1412. We’ve presented at this show for many years, but we’re more excited than ever because this time we’re showing off the newest … Continue reading
Posted in CREE LEDs, directional LEDs, energy savings, Green Buildings, LED downlight, LED High Bay, LED lifespan, LED Lights Made in the USA, LED Lustre, NEW products, trade show
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Our Two Foot LED T8 Tube Light is Here
We’re proud to present the 2 foot long Genesys 2.0 LED T8 Tube Light, a fluorescent replacement engineered and built in the USA. This plug-and-play retrofit is a highly anticipated addition to our line of 4 foot lamps. Longer lasting … Continue reading
Posted in Brooklyn, CREE LEDs, energy savings, fluorescent replacement, Green Buildings, LED Lights Made in the USA, LED Lustre, LED T8 tube, NEW products, sustainable living
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LED Bollard Lights in the UK: the New Pokemon?
With any new technology often comes some degree of mistrust or downright fear-mongering, and LED lighting is no exception. The latest such story comes to us from Worcestershire, UK, where a local engineer and “former” scientist Mike Arnold is begging … Continue reading
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