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LED wallpaper to supersede fluorescent lighting
A technology firm based in Wales has just been awarded nearly half a million pounds by the Carbon Trust to help with the development of LED systems which can be easily integrated into wallpaper in order to provide a clean, green alternative to current lighting solutions. The firm behind the new project, Lomox, said that…
Read MoreLED monitors to gain popularity in 2010
LCD computer monitors that employ the LED backlighting technology, currently only enjoyed by consumers in high-end HDTVs, are likely to take a significant proportion of the monitor market by the third quarter of 2010 according to projections by an independent research firm. DisplaySearch believes that the energy saving properties of LED backlit monitors will see…
Read MoreDesigner LED display adorns flagship fashion emporium
New York’s 5th Avenue has just played host to the opening of a brand new Giorgio Armani fashion store and a large Martin LED display has been integrated into the top three floors of the four storey designer outlet. Speirs and Major Associates were behind the design of the store itself and the architects have…
Read MoreLED technology demonstrated in Contact Lenses
The future of in-eye display technology has been unveiled by a group of scientist based in Seattle. The scientists demonstrated the miniaturised LED display technology at the Beijing biomedical conference and the implications of their research and development could have a significant impact on future technologies. The LED display will be built into a contact…
Read MoreCars to get LED Displays
A prototype of a new type of Heads-Up Display (HUD) using LED technology was unveiled at a trade show held by Oki Digital Imaging Corp (ODI). The LED display itself is no more than 1.1 inches in size and it is able to take advantage of an ODI bonding technique which does not require adhesive…
Read MoreEiffel Tower celebrating 120 years using LED’s
A spectacular light display will be shown on one façade of the Eiffel Tower from the 22nd October through to 31st December. Over 400 RGB washlights have been used to clad the Trocadero side of the tower providing spectators with a magical display. This latest technological installation offers higher performance and lower running costs than…
Read MoreLED screen wraps BT Tower
The BT Tower has been crowned with Europe’s biggest LED screen, as part of the build-up to the 2012 Olympics. Floors 36 and 37 are now wrapped in a 59-metre-long screen built from more than half a million individual LEDs spread over an area of 280 square metres. The screen is so luminous it can…
Read MoreFirst Commercially LED lit building Opens in USA
Marvel Food has opened its new store in Auburn , Washington State. Opened in June 2009 this is the first commercial new build to be fitted exclusively with LED’s. The 16,000 sq.ft deli uses LED lighting for both internal and external illumination. With LED lighting reducing energy consumption by as much as 60% the supermarket…
Read MoreFighting Crime with Digital Billboards
Police in the UK are following police services in the USA using digital billboards to fight crime. British police services in Yorkshire have been using mobile Digital Billboards to carry community relations messages into suburbs and appeals for information on missing and wanted persons. Police services can now reach highly targeted groups of people who…
Read MoreNatural History Museum LEDs
New LED Technology has been developed to enable the Natural History Museum to be it by LEDs. Replacing the ageing metal halide lamps a white LED solution will be used to compliment the building, a colour facility is also built into the solution enabling events teams to wirelessly wash the building for corporate events, special…
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