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The future of lighting: Walls of light, LEDs and glowing trees Ars Technica Share    
Light bulbs haven't been sexy technology since Thomas Edison's day, but innovation has come to an industry that has seen relatively little of it for a century. Today, the lighting industry is in a remarkable state of flux. Over the last half decade, a gradual shift toward more energy-efficient light sources has gathered momentum as nation after nation legislates against the sale of incandescent light bulbs. More Industry trying to secure lithium, rare earth supply Rare Earth Investing New Share
Rare earth sources have been building strategic partnerships and entertaining interest for potentially beneficial cooperation in developing mineral resources. The suppliers of rare earths have been enjoying pricing power with wide spread sentiment and concentration involving Chinese production and export quotas. As a result, a number of commercial endeavors with market exposure to clean technologies have been actively searching for alliances with alternative rare earth primary sources to secure critical supply. More GE to buy LED technology maker Lightech GigaOM via Reuters Share
GE continues to see a bright spot in LED technology. On the heels of the announcement of its investment in LED cooling startup Nuventix, GE announced that its lighting division, GE Lighting, plans to buy Israeli LED power supply company Lightech. More Dialight's LED Red Beacon approved Distributed Energy Share
Dialight announced that its fourth generation, LED-based L-864 Red Medium Intensity Beacon has been certified for use in class I, division 2 hazardous locations, making it ideal for application in the oil and gas, petro-chemical and other potentially explosive environments. Featuring the lowest-profile and lightest-weight flash head in the industry, the Red Beacon offers significantly less wind load and is highly resistant to shock and vibration compared to traditional Xenon and incandescent units for lighting chimney stacks, cooling towers or wind turbines in hazardous locations. More German company cannot sell spoof 'heatball' light bulbs Monsters and Critics Share
A German company that rebranded incandescent light bulbs as "heatballs" — in response to a European Union ban — must withdraw their product, a court ruled. The initiators, who oppose the EU ban of incandescent light bulbs, began selling heatballs as a satirical form of protest. However, a German administrative court ruled that the heatballs could be used to provide light, and therefore fell under the EU ban. More Department of Energy to award more than $6 million for clean energy projects on tribal lands U.S. Department of Energy Share
The U.S. Department of Energy announced 31 tribal energy projects to receive $6.3 million over two years as part of its ongoing efforts to support tribal energy development and continue strengthening the partnership with Tribal Nations. The funding will go three project areas, including $2.1 million for energy efficiency feasibility studies, $2.1 million for first-steps projects and more than $2 million for energy efficiency installation projects on tribal lands. More Outdoor lighting: Tempe, Ariz., vetoes LEDs, chooses induction street lights LEDs Magazine Share
Tempe, Ariz., is embarking on phase one of a street light retrofit project and has chosen induction lights rather than LED-based, solid-state lighting to replace high-pressure-sodium and metal-halide sources. The city decided that LEDs aren't a good match for the temperature extremes of the Southwest desert climate. More Hackers shift attacks to small firms The Wall Street Journal Share
Hackers are expanding their sights beyond multinationals to include any business that stores data in electronic form. Small companies, which are making the leap to computerized systems and digital records, have now become hackers' main target. With limited budgets and few or no technical experts on staff, small businesses generally have weak security. Cyber criminals have taken notice. More Related story: Take sage advice to pre-empt hack attacks (Portfolio.com) 5 traits of a great mentor Refresh Leadership Share
Whether you're looking for a good mentor or you're thinking of becoming one, the mentor-mentoree relationship can prove highly beneficial to both parties involved. However, a great adviser isn't necessarily easy to come by or become. So, if you want to be one, here are five traits you need to be successful, and if you are looking for one, make sure they have these characteristics. More |
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