Forbes. I’ve always thought of it as a magazine for the rich, by the rich. But in these tough economic times, even the high-flying publication has to come down to earth, reporting on the difficult task American cities are facing when it comes to balancing the budget. Luckily, many of those cities are finding refuge Learn More

I knew it was only a matter of time. In a few different blogs over the past year, I’ve covered incredible advances in smart LED bulb technology (the Google smart bulb, and LED light bulbs encoded with WIFI signals, for instance). And now, Net LED Technology Corp, a Japanese LED lighting company, has released the Learn More

Beef: it’s what’s for dinner…or so the adage goes. And while it’s true that many Americans consume beef on a daily or weekly basis, it’s also true that most shoppers turn their noses up to beef that looks brown in its packaging. Kyle Steele, a recent master’s graduate in animal sciences and industry at Kansas Learn More

Yep, you read it correctly. Scientists from UC San Diego have figured out how to make bacteria glow. The Los Angeles Times is calling it a “living LED screen” made up of “biopixels,” AKA fluorescent, flashing E. coli bacteria. It began in 2008 when lead researcher biology and bioengineering professor Jeff Hasty published a paper Learn More

We all know LED lighting is energy efficient, and that using it will most likely create a number of positive changes for any business or home. Well it turns out that that data centers are no exception, and that in fact, they are one of the facilities that can benefit most from making the switch Learn More

For what the US is lacking in cold weather these days, China’s got plenty. That’s a good thing, considering the annual Harbin Snow and Ice Festival commenced on Thursday, January 5th. What began 10 years ago as a small ice sculpting competition between local artisans has now turned into an internationally acclaimed event that rivals Learn More

The LED market is growing, that’s for sure. But is it growing in the places we expected? Not necessarily. According to a report by DigiTimes, one of the newest and most promising places for the LED industry to expand is the agricultural sector. While LED TV backlight units were projected to sell well last year, Learn More

January 1st, 2012. That day has been looming large in the lighting industry since 2007, when Congress voted into law the eventual phase-out of energy inefficient incandescent light bulbs. Both parties supported the decision at first, but as time wore on, conservative pundits argued that banning incandescent bulbs would strip Americans of the right to Learn More

For most of us, the holidays are winding down, but in Ho Chi Minh, things are just getting going. The city is busy installing thousands of color-changing LED lights in preparation for its New Year Festival 2012, celebrating the Lunar New Year, which falls on January 23rd, 2012. The decorations will line four main downtown Learn More

In the wake of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il’s death, the global community is openly speculating about what might happen next for North Koreans, who have existed under one of the world’s most oppressive and dangerous regimes since the 1950s. South Korea’s response is an important part of the equation, and according to a Learn More