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Scientists Growing New Crystals To Make LED Lights Better
coondoggie writes "When to comes to offering warm yet visually efficient lighting, LEDs have a long way to go. But scientists with the University of Georgia and Oak Ridge and Argonne national laboratories are looking at new family of crystals they say glow different colors and hold the key for letting white LED light shine in homes and offices as well as natural sunlight."
When to comes to offering warm yet visually efficient lighting, LEDs have a long way to go.
What would visually-efficient lighting look like? Would it not be so time consuming to watch?
As far as warmth goes, there are plenty of options for warm LED light bulbs right now:
I have two of these 2700K bulbs installed in the ceiling fan here in my living room. I have no complaints about the light they provide, and the cost savings are significant. A warm bulb is not what you want in every situation... warm is good in a relaxing environment like the living room or bedroom, but in the kitchen and bathroom I have 5000K (Daylight) LED bulbs.
As far as them having "a long way to go," that sounds like what someone would say if they were trying to sell us some "new" unspecified kind of LED that they are only able to claim is better because not enough people have LED bulbs now to know they don't suck. Perfectly happy with mine. The only thing the manufacturers need to do now is bring the price down to drive wider adoption. Tell me this "new LED technology" will do that and you have my attention.