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Melbourne’s Southern Star Wheel To Get ‘World First LED Lighting System’
Does Melbourne need a 120m-tall observation wheel? The troubled attraction opened in 2009, shut down after cracks were spotted, and fixes were still underway last November when strong winds broke holds and the spinning wheel almost killed workers. But now, reports CNET, the engineers behind the London Eye have been brought in for a new…
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Apple Orchards Become Personal Power Plants
Any stroll through a school science fair proves that potatoes are a simple source of electricity. But did you know that enough apples, about 300, can power an LED lamp? Time to get planting!
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I Am Not Brave Enough To Stick This LED Contact Lens In My Eye
While YouTuber bkraz333 claims this contact lens with an embedded LED he made was an attempt to add a rudimentary VR display to his eye, I think I know the real inspiration behind it — Terminator cosplay.
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Edison Bulb With LED Heart Makes Us Love Incandescents Again
Like an obnoxious great uncle who’s overstayed his welcome, horribly inefficient incandescent bulbs are still lingering around because we’re just used to them. So Panasonic has designed a new LED alternative with a visible filament and clear glass that looks like the classic Edison bulb, while still being remarkably more energy efficient.