/products/manufacturers/molex/b/blog/posts/why-solid-state-lighting-could-reduce-our-energy-needs-by-50-over-cflsSeveral years ago, Molex joined a group of companies and government organizations to prove that Solid-State Lighting could be used to provide excellent quality lighting within our homes and offices while dramatically reducing the energy use in the buen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/products/manufacturers/molex/b/blog/posts/why-solid-state-lighting-could-reduce-our-energy-needs-by-50-over-cflsTue, 29 May 2012 19:50:01 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a4abe5db-1500-42ee-ad66-cc8bf38534cdDAB0<p>I agree that LED&#39;s are much better than CFL&#39;s, but if you want to go to the real money saver, we should build lights powered by radioactive waste material.</p><p>About thirty years ago, I worked with some physicists and engineers and we found that you could take a small amount of low level radioactive material, enclose it in leaded glass with some neon gas and phosphorous for a zero power light.&nbsp; They would be perfect for any area where lighting is needed 24/7 and have a life expectancy of centuries/millenia.</p><p>It also solves to problem of storage.&nbsp; The amount in each bulb is very small that there is almost no risk of contamination from a broken bulb.</p><p>The lights would be distributed over a huge area, thus keeping the radiation hazard to a minimum.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So if you want to kill two birds with one stone, lets do it right and reuse the energy sources at hand.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Just my opinion,</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=13576&AppID=41&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">