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Until recently, Amazon Kindle users faced a pretty serious dilemma. While they loved their sleek gadget for its lightweight, go-anywhere feel and huge storage capabilities, they were dissatisfied with its inability to light up in the dark. See, unlike backlit devices like the iPad, the Kindle uses technology called E-ink, which looks more like real Learn More
The Octavio Frias de Oliveira Bridge in Sao Paulo, Brazil, is one of the most beautiful bridges in the world. True, the staggering 138-meter tall, X-shaped tower standing at the center of the structure is impressive, to say the least. But what would the bridge and its main architectural feature (the X-shaped tower) be without Learn More
Wind Cave National Park near Rapid City, South Dakota is one of the region’s most popular tourist attractions, and is home to one of the world’s longest and most complex caves. There are over 134 miles of mapped passages within the Wind Cave, making it the 3rd longest cave in the United States, and the Learn More
The Alliance for Climate Education (ACE) is an Oakland-based organization with the mission of educating high school students about climate change, inspiring them to take action to help reduce carbon emissions and cool the planet. This summer, one of ACE’s programs was called the Connect the DOTs Biobus Tour, which involved driving throughout California on Learn More
You know we’re fans of anything DIY around here (check out our LEDIY series if you don’t know what I’m talking about), and so I thought it appropriate to give a shout-out to Instructables.com member StacyK for coming up with the ingenious idea of making air quality sensors out of LED-filled balloons. The 8-step process that Learn More
I must admit, writing for Elemental LED has its perks, and free light bulbs arriving in the mail is definitely one of them. When my sample of the 6-Watt LED Tess Light Bulb arrived, I was more than excited. That’s because this product is more than your average light bulb. First of all, it has Learn More
The city of Branson, Missouri is serious about its stop signs. So serious, in fact, that it recently installed flashing solar-powered LED lights atop two stop signs located at popular intersections in town: Wildwood Drive at Gretna Road and at Golf View Drive. The signs are intended make driving in the city safer by getting Learn More
The last time you stumbled out into the kitchen for a midnight snack, did you stop to think about that little light that comes on when you open the refrigerator door? I’m guessing not, because any self-respecting midnight snacker is thinking about one thing and one thing only: food. For this, I cast no blame. Learn More
Businesses have long used lights as a way to call attention to their buildings–it’s a savvy and effective form of marketing. And since the recent rise of LED lights, the tactic has become even more useful. In Dallas, Texas, for instance, owners of several downtown buildings have recently installed high powered LED displays on the Learn More
Like many Asian cities, Taipei, Taiwan holds a Sky Lantern festival each year. Sky lanterns, which are typically made of rice paper and contain a candle inside, are an important part of Asian culture. In most sky lantern festivals, the lanterns are released into the sky after citizens write their wishes upon them. The belief is Learn More
