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Giz Explains: What's So Great About LED-Backlit LCDs
Original at Gizmodo
• Wed, May 27
By matt buchanan LEDs (light emitting diodes) are different from say, an old school incandescent bulb, which heats up a filament to generate light, in that they're electroluminescent—electricity passes through a semiconductor and the movement of the electrons just lights it up. Instead of having one...
Energy-saving lights catch on
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Tue, Dec 23
By rfaturechi@sacbee.com (Robert Faturechi) Regular bulbs have a filament inside that emits light when heated, a process that can waste a significant amount of energy in the form of heat. Strands of LED lights plug in like traditional lighting, but they stay cooler as they use most of their energy to create light.