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Gadgets

Now That Samsung Is Making Lightbulbs, Maybe They’ll Be Cheaper

Samsung is getting into the LED lightbulb game. And they may have the manufacturing clout and experience to drive the price of the bulbs down because the South Korean company has some of the largest LED production facilities in the world.

May 17, 2011
Gadgets

$US50 Worth Of LEDs May One Day Replace Your Light Bulb

Get ready to dump your government-banned incandescent light bulbs and replace them with some LED-inspired lighting. The US government’s ban on 100-watt incandescent bulbs goes into effect January 2012 and, like it or not, LED may be the replacement.

April 14, 2011
Science

Physicists Build Big Bang In A Box

Sitting on a bench at the University of Maryland is the first-ever desktop model of the Big Bang.

March 16, 2011
Science

Someday You’ll Keep A Rainbow In A Cage

Scientists have been able to use metal to do tricks with light. Now they can differentiate that light into a spectrum, and store each colour in separate little grooves on the metal. With the power of plasmonics, you may one day have a rainbow on your keychain.

January 30, 2011
Cameras

What’s The Difference Between The Human Eye And A Camera?

Pixiq has a great write up on the similarities and differences between the human eye and a camera. Apparently, we’re the same in image focusing and light adjustment but different in lens focus and sensitivity to light. What else?

January 22, 2011
Geek Out

Who Needs A Lampshade When Your Lightbulbs Are This Cool

Created for The Standard Hotel in New York by Brooklyn-based artist KAWS, these limited edition lightbulbs, available in a set of three colours, should never be obscured by a lampshade. But move quick: they’re only selling 1000 of them.

December 18, 2010

Shining Styrofoam Sculptures

Jason Rogenes uses styrofoam and light to make these futuristic-looking art installations, proving that one person’s trash might still be that person’s trash, but can look cool with enough light inside it.

December 11, 2010
Science

Self-Healing Polymer Uses Light To Rebuild Itself

A new form of “shape memory polymers” have the ability to return to their previous form once damaged, thanks to embedded fibre optics that let them warm themselves back to health with light.

December 5, 2010

The Next Time You Move Out, Leave A Time Capsule Behind The Light Switch

Maybe I’m a sensitive fool, but I’ve always had a hard time moving out of a place I call home. That’s why I’m going to follow these instructions to leave a “time capsule” note behind light switches from now on.

November 21, 2010

Concept Traffic Light Shows How Much Time Is Left Through A Sand Glass

You ever find yourself stuck at a traffic light that’ll just never turn green? Doesn’t it feel like forever? If traffic lights used this this concept LED Sand Glass, you’ll know exactly how much time is left. Here’s how it works:

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