Category Archives: LEDs in the news

Refrigerators Meat Their Match With LED Lights

Posted on January 27, 2012 by LED Waves

Kansas State University researchers compared meat refrigerators with different lighting technologies and revealed that LED lights extend products’ shelf life for the longest time. LED lights came out the winner in three different tests – measuring the rate of discoloration, … Continue reading →

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James Monroe Elementary Joins the LED Revolution

Posted on January 13, 2012 by LED Waves

A Washington school made local headlines last week when it switched all its overhead lights to LED panels. The conversion at James Monroe Elementary is believed to be the first one of its scale in a US public school. According … Continue reading →

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PSE Offers Rebates for LED Light Bulbs

Posted on December 9, 2011 by LED Waves

Are you a residential Puget Sound Energy customer? Then you’re eligible for rebates up to $10 for buying energy efficient LED light bulbs! PSE announced participation guidelines this week. To apply, your LED light bulb does not have to be … Continue reading →

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LED Light Bulbs Big in Japan

Posted on November 30, 2011 by LED Waves

Global advertising firm Dentsu has released their 2011 Hit Products in Japan, and LED light bulbs made a surprising appearance on the list at #2. (Second only to smart phones at #1 — I know, right? People love them some … Continue reading →

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Colorful LED Lights Over Ladder Creek Falls

Posted on November 2, 2011 by LED Waves

Ladder Creek Falls is a blissful wooded retreat in the Seattle-Newhalem area. In the 1920s the local utility Seattle City Lights installed a colorful light show over the waterfalls as part of the Skagit Hydroelectric Project. This allowed visitors to … Continue reading →

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Cottingham Church Joins the LED Revolution

Posted on October 14, 2011 by LED Waves

An LED bulb shows England churchgoers the light. The congregation at St Mary’s Church in Cottingham, England, is having trouble following the services, but not due to the subject matter. One by one, the roof lights in the church are … Continue reading →

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USA-Made LED Lights Create [Non-Wall Street] Jobs

Posted on October 7, 2011 by LED Waves

Yesterday the President held a special conference about the Jobs Bill, which he urged our representatives to pass in the interest of pulling the US out of the current economic depression. He cited Congressional inaction on this matter as the … Continue reading →

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LED Light Sabers in Tokyo

Posted on September 28, 2011 by LED Waves

Japan is celebrating the Blu-Ray re-release of the Star Wars saga in style: Handrails in Tokyo subway cars have been outfitted with LED lights to resemble light sabers! Pressing a button near the base of the handrail activates the brilliantly … Continue reading →

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An LED Lighting Makeover at Macy’s

Posted on September 12, 2011 by LED Waves

If you were among the millions of Back to School shoppers in the past week, you may have found yourself in a Macy’s. And if so, there’s a good chance that some LED light bulbs illuminated the deals you scooped … Continue reading →