The State of Technology: Solid State Lighting

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L.J. Eldredge, ERS, for Zondits March 23, 2016. Image credit: Anton Fomkin Solid state lighting uses light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, as sources of illumination rather than electrical filaments, plasma (e.g., fluorescent lamps), or gas. LEDs can be found in any style of lighting fixture, be it a decorative pendant or a linear strip, and while fluorescent … Read more

The State of Technology: Refrigeration

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Chris Zimbelman, Max Ma, and Bryan Kilgore, ERS, for Zondits March 22, 2016. Image credit: Marco d’Itri As part of the state of technology series, the refrigeration team pulled together a few different updates on some new technologies in the refrigeration world. Here are a few happenings that we thought were interesting. Magnetic Refrigeration Keeping things … Read more