Posts Tagged ‘light’

EL wire

ElectroLuminescent Wire consists of a concentric series of layers, each performing a different function. In the center is a solid copper conductor, which is coated with an electroluminescent phosphor. Two very fine wires are wrapped around the phosphor. A clear or colored plastic sheath comes next, and...

March 6th, 2006 | feature, light | Read More

Chronos Chromos Concrete

Chris Glaister, Afshin Mehin, and Tomas Rosen developed Chronos Chromos Concrete in order to animate a ubiquitous material. Intrigued by the fact that concrete structures tend to age, discolor, and degrade over a period of decades, the designers came up with the idea of integrating thermochromatic pigment...

February 15th, 2006 | concrete, feature | Read More

Sun-Tec Film

Sun-Tec’s electroconductive transparent films contain small mounted electronic devices like LEDs and infrared sensors. Powered by voltages between 12 and 48 VDC, these 125-micron-thick films act as printed circuit boards and may be produced up to 137 3/4 by 49 1/4 inches (350 by 125 centimeters) in...

January 20th, 2006 | plastic | Read More

Tsola

Tsola is a recessed LED unit that uses natural daylight to create energy-free lighting and is suitable for both horizontal and vertical applications. It was conceived by London-based Sutton Vane Associates and is available in two sizes and six standard LED colors. With the ability to harness energy in...

January 17th, 2006 | light | Read More

Powermoon

Powermoon is a balloon-based lighting system suitable for road & railway infrastructure, outdoor events, entertainment, military, and search & rescue applications. Powermoon is packaged in a small, portable unit which may be quickly assembled on-site. Powermoon HQI lamps produce five times more...

December 22nd, 2005 | light | Read More

Image-Mesh

Image-Mesh is a video wall comprised of a plastic mesh embedded with tiny, pixel-addressable 3-in-1 RGB LEDs. Its panel structure is unobtrusive, lightweight, and may be easily erected and dismantled. It can be bent to a radius of 0.5m. Each 0.9m x 0.9m panel ‘module’ weighs just 1.5kg and...

December 9th, 2005 | light | Read More

Planon

Osram’s Planon lamp systems are new light sources with high output and extremely uniform luminance in a flat panel design. The Planon lamp is a flat, dimmable, mercury-free discharge light source. Its sleek shape and high luminance makes it the perfect solution for liquid crystal displays (LCD) and...

November 30th, 2005 | feature, light | Read More

SmartSlab

The SmartSlab has been described as the world’s toughest digital video display for walls, floors, billboards and buildings. Each slab is designed in a honeycomb structure inspired by the optics of a fly’s eye. Instead of using standard pixels it uses hexels (hexagonal pixels) that provide...

November 11th, 2005 | interactive | Read More