Plasma Bulbs: The Future Of Lighting?

Posted: April 9th, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: household technology, LED, light, lighting, plasma | No Comments »

The current state of lighting is archaic at best. Even the oft heralded LED light can’t compare to the emerging technologies that exist today. A quick comparison reveals that the plasma bulb is far more efficient that our current options. Here’s how plasma compares to our current options:

Normal , old school Thomas Edison style light bulb: 15 lumens per watt

Newfangled, awesome LED Light: 70 lumens per watt

Uber futuristic, mega hot plasma light: 140 lumens per watt

Now, plasma light technology isn’t ready for the general public just yet… also, it burns a s hot as the sun, which could pose a problem if you live somewhere that gets warm…but on the plus side, it produces a natural, sun-like light.

Gravity Powered Lamp

Posted: March 5th, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: electricity, gravity, Green, household technology, lamp, LED, light | No Comments »

File this one under ‘why didn’t I think of this’ : a lamp that uses gravity as a source of power! To activate the lamp, you put weights in at the top, and those weights push down a rotor, causing it to spin. This spinning motion creates electricity that powers ten LED lights. The lamp runs for four hours per cycle, and produces as much light as a 40 watt incandescent bulb. It has a life expectancy of 200 years if used for eight hours a day.

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