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More Lighting Resources
http://www.albeotech.com (I have one of these -- really really great over a desk; can set to one of three light levels)
http://www.superbrightleds.com/MR16_specs.htm (full range of screw socket and track lighting LED bulbs)
http://www.mulelighting.com/details.asp?id=64 (don't believe their marketing: they can replace a 40W light bulb, not a 60W bulb)For a warm LED (2750K) that is also dimmable, see http://www.permlight.com/products/enbryten/enbc6f.asp
Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) are currently in the lab and will be production ready soon (Sep 06). They are already being used to backlight LCD TVs, so it won't be long. Instead of "point source" lighting like a bulb provides, they will be "sheet source" lighting.
People interested in LEDs might also be interested in fiber-optics, which can send LED (and other forms of light) across distances:
http://www.himawari-net.co.jp/e_page-index01.html
http://www.fiberstars.com/
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/solar/
http://www.visual-lighting.com/gallery.aspx?type=architec... (lots of pretty pictures)
http://news.com.com/2300-11395_3-6110642-2.html?tag=ne.ga... (hybrid solar lighting pictures)On Umbra on LEDs posted 3 years, 2 months ago 9 Responses