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The main advantages of LED lamps

1. High luminous efficiency After decades of technical improvement, LEDs have greatly improved their luminous efficiency. Incandescent lamps and tungsten halogen lamps have an effect of 12-24 lumens/watt, fluorescent lamps 50-70 lumens/watt, and sodium lamps 90-140 lumens/watt. Most of the power... Read More

Horticulture Lighting using Seoul Semiconductor’s SunLike LEDs Helps to Improve Crop Yields and Antioxidant Content

Seoul Semiconductor announced the results of a series of experiments that demonstrated a higher growth rate and higher flavonol (a type of antioxidant) content in crops grown under SunLike Series natural spectrum LEDs than those grown under standard white LEDs. The experiments were conducted on l... Read More

Japanese Researcher Uses Urine Drops to Power LED for Hours

LEDs can be lit on by urine without electricity! A Japanese professor developed a fuel cell which can be powered by urea, a component of urine, to light up LEDs. The approach would offer light source when being in places without electricity such as in the mountains or in times of disaster. The Ja... Read More