Luxim labs recently unveiled an incredibly energy efficient light bulb that packs more luminosity than a street lamp into a pill-sized form factor. Each bulb is filled with argon gas, which turns to plasma when electricity is focused through it. The energy is driven to the bulb without electrodes. The resulting light is intensely bright and mirrors the quality of light radiated by the sun, yet is produced by one of the smallest, most energy efficient light sources we’ve seen.Luxim, Pill bulb, tiny pill light bulb plasma bulb, halodes, super bright light bulb, eco lighting, green lighting, sustainable lighting, energy efficient lighting, lumen, pill-sized plasma bulb, argon gas, super-bulb, LED, light bulb
A substantial portion of energy is converted into light instead of heat, which makes the bulbs highly efficient. Each super-bulb produces a stunning 140 lumens per watt, doubling the output of high-end LEDs (70 lumens per watt) and leaving standard light bulbs in the dust (15 lumens per watt). While cost and longevity have yet to be released, these brilliant bulbs represent a bright future for energy efficient lighting.
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Luxim Life
I’ve read Luxim stated their LiFi Solid State High Intensity Lamp has a life of 20,000 hrs+, 10X that of a standard incandescent bulb.
this is exciting!
As someone who sells light bulbs for a living, I find this advancement to be exciting. Currently, we sell quite a few compact fluorescent bulbs, but many of our customers have concerns about their mercury content. If this technology were to become scaled down to a size that could be utilized by the average consumer, it would be far more efficient (in terms of lumens per watt) than compact fluorescents, and presumably less toxic.
Re: Luxim Life
Luxim has updated their website with more information to support their attendance of Building & Light 2008 in Frankfurt Germany. Highlights: 30,000 hours, CRI 95, CCT Color Temp 5500, 180 watt / 22,000 lumens, 120 lumens/watt. Looks great.
http://www.lifi.com/dynamic/LandB2008.html
http://www.lifi.com/dynamic/pdfs/AboutLUXIM-LIFI.pdf
http://www.lifi.com/dynamic/pdfs/CompLuminairePerformance.pdf