8 May
2012

The Solid State Light Source of the Future

Most of us have walked into a Home Depot or Lowes and have seen the lighting aisle which by now has a section labeled Solid State Lighting. When we look at the products in that section, we see that they all look like the same light sources that we are…

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31 Oct
2011

Why Solid State Lighting Could Reduce our Energy Needs by 50% over CFLs

Several years ago, Molex joined a group of companies and government organizations to prove that Solid-State Lighting could be used to provide excellent quality lighting within our homes and offices while dramatically reducing the energy use in the building. The organization is called the ZEBRA (Zero Energy Building Research Alliance)…

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17 May
2011

What do we need to do to make Solid-State Lighting fun and affordable?

Over the past several years, we have seen significant improvements in the performance, cost, and quality of Solid-State Light (SSL) sources. We can now comfortably say that SSL can meet our lighting needs with respect to light quality and quantity. But for several reasons that I would like to discuss,…

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