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DOE Shines $21M on Advanced Lighting Research
coondoggie writes to mention that the US Department of Energy is planning to fork over close to $21 million for 13 projects promising to advance solid-state lighting research and development. "SSL lighting is an advanced technology that creates light with considerably less heat than incandescent and fluorescent lamps, allowing for increased energy efficiency. Unlike incandescent and fluorescent bulbs, SSL uses a semi-conducting material to convert electricity directly into light, which maximizes the light's energy efficiency, the DOE said in a release. Solid-state lighting encompasses a variety of light-producing semi-conductor devices, including light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). "
"I mean, just see Mizon's Light Pollution [amazon.com] about not only how it has ruined astronomy"
WHAT WHAT WHAT!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_space_telescope
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_Observatory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keck_telescopes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Astronomical_Observatory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranal_Observatory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RATAN-600
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Bank_Telescope
How come no one told these guys astronomy was "ruined"?
Light pollution makes things harder, but nothing is "ruined" as you cliam. I only bring this up because seeing rampant hyperbole like your modded up pisses me off and requires an honest, non-hyperbolic refutation.