Damn lights

Better, Cheaper LEDs The incandescent light bulb that wastes 90% of the electricity as heat is dying, we all know that. But a new breakthrough in solid state lighting might also kill compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) faster than some expected. Scientists at Purdue University have figured out how to manufacture LED solid-state lights on regular metal-coated silicon wafers (more details below). What this means is: much lower costs. Tree Hugger

I bought a whole house full of the twisty CF bulbs. Now I get this note. I fully expected LED bulb technology to take ten years or more to come round. Now they are saying that cheap LED household bulbs will hit the market in a couple years. I imagine the twisty bulbs will go the way of washboards and cooking your own food.

Nearly every flashlight on the market is LED now. Only super bright compact flashlights are any other material it seems. Oh, and stock Maglites. Not sure why they don't go all LED. It must be cost. That will change.

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