LED

BIZ BRIEF: Toshiba to strengthen LED business by...
Toshiba Corp. said on April 23 that it has agreed to purchase technology and related assets from Bridgelux Inc., a leading U.S. developer and manufacturer of LED lighting...
Microbial batteries could help Africans use soil to ...
A team led by Aviva Aiden has successfully powered a small LED light in its laboratory for 14 consecutive months using a microbial battery. (Photo: Etsushi Tsuru)
In early January, amid the bleak winter landscape in the suburbs of Boston, Aviva Aiden shows up at a hospital for an interview.
Showa Denko develops LED lighting for faster...
Hydroponic cultivation using Showa Denko K.K.’s LED chips, conducted at Tamagawa University in Machida, Tokyo (Provided by Tamagawa University)
Chemical engineering firm Showa Denko K.K. said it teamed up with Yamaguchi University to develop new LED lighting technology to grow vegetables faster in factory controlled...
Japanese scientists develop OLED material free of...
Kyushu University used a newly developed material to make these prototype organic light-emitting diode displays, shown in the science ministry building in Tokyo on Dec. 12. (The Asahi Shimbun)
Japanese researchers said they have developed a new material for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) that is free of rare metals and can slash the costs to produce smartphone ...
Fabric with micro solar cells generates electricity
A small LED, right, is illuminated on a fabric into which tiny spherical solar cells, left, are woven. (Reo Takahashi)
Looking for new ways to keep warm, or just dazzle others with clothes that literally light up?
BIZ BRIEF: Fuji Xerox to launch energy-saving...
Fuji Xerox Co. will launch a new lineup of mid-range office printers, the DocuPrint C4000 d, on Nov. 5, the company said on Oct. 31.
BIZ BRIEF: Toshiba to enter white LED market
Toshiba Corp. announced on July 25 that it will start mass production of white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) at its Kaga Toshiba Electronics Corp. plant in Ishikawa Prefecture...
VOX POPULI: Incandescent bulbs are going the way of ...
When Japan started to modernize in the early Meiji Era (1868-1912), some people believed that lamps imported from the West would bring doom. They basically wanted to outlaw...
BIZ BRIEF: Toshiba under contract to light up the...
Toshiba Corp. on May 24 announced it has reached a basic agreement with the Louvre Museum in Paris to replace part of the interior lighting with Toshiba LED lighting.
BIZ BRIEF: SDK, Yamaguchi University develop LED...
Showa Denko KK (SDK) and Yamaguchi University said they have jointly developed a cultivation method for plant growth facilities using light emitting diodes (LEDs), which will...
BIZ BRIEF: Panasonic's Milan exhibit showcases...
Panasonic Corp. unveiled an exhibit inspired by photosynthesis at the Milano Salone Del Mobile 2012 in Milan on April 16.
BIZ BRIEF: Mitsubishi Electric installs display at...
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. announced on March 9 that it had installed a 16.9-meter Diamond Vision display at Tochigi Green Stadium, home of the Tochigi S.C. professional soccer...
BIZ BRIEF: Panasonic will showcase green technology ...
Panasonic Corp.’s exhibit at the Milano Salone del Mobile 2012 expo in April will be inspired by photosynthesis, the company said on Feb. 28.
BIZ BRIEF: Mitsubishi Electric announces new range...
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. unveiled on Feb. 14 a range of thin film transistor liquid crystal displays (TFT-LCDs) designed for industrial use.
BIZ BRIEF: Panasonic takes home 2 Gold iF Design...
Panasonic Corp. walked away with two Gold Awards, the highest honor, for its LED Clear Light Bulb and HD Integrated Camera at the recent iF Design Awards 2012 in Hanover,...
Toshiba LEDs cast Louvre in new, warm light
The Louvre, lit up by Toshiba LED devices (Osamu Yajima)
PARIS--In the famed City of Light, one of its most beloved institutions is now being lit with power-saving light-emitting diode devices.
Japan eyes global product performance standards
The government is set to draw up proposals for international standards evaluating product performance in a bid to help Japanese businesses fare better against price-competitive ...
Yokohama Triennale 2011: Art as cool as its setting
One of the photos featured in the "Hachinohe Review" exhibition at the Shinko Pier Exhibition Hall (Photo by Sophie Knight)
As thundershowers blow away the August heat, many are hoping we have seen the last of the sweltering summer. But if the hot weather makes an unwelcome comeback, a visit to the...
Award-winning mural measures our lives in LED bulbs
Toshiba's award-winning outdoor advertisement "With 10 Years of Life" at the Yurakucho Mullion Building until August 19. (Louis Templado)
How many times do you flip a light switch in a day? How about in a month, a year, or a decade? That's one of the questions posed by an award-winning mural in a dimly lit...
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