You might not realise it when you’ve been trapped behind the same red light for five minutes, but traffic lights, when they’re timed and tuned correctly, are actually pretty good at making traffic move. Really. More »
Oops. It appears that old fashioned, power-hungry incandescent lights have one major advantage over LEDs – they get hot enough to melt snow. Unfortunately, cold weather cities are discovering this glaring oversight the hard way. More »
An Italian programmer and over 100 other individuals, including public figures, policemen, and government officials, are currently being investigated for what seems to be a traffic-light-rigging conspiracy.
Ol’ Art Lebedev is a favourite around here. The guy is a brilliant designer, even if his ideas usually seem to get sidetracked or delayed somehow. His studio just introduced its Luxofor prototype, a traffic light replacement that uses very bright diodes for increased visibility. The new square design makes more efficient use of the available space, and can display more detailed signals. Just a concept for now, but the Luxofor is pretty, practical, and logical, so it has just as much of a chance as any of Art’s designs to become real. [Electronista]
