Best Inventions of 2009: The $10 Million Lightbulb
TIME’s picks for the best new gadgets and breakthrough ideas of the year, we’ll feature some of the ones we find interesting.
With the flick of a switch, Philips Electronics may have just dramatically lowered America’s electric bill. In September the Dutch electronics giant became the first to enter the U.S. Department of Energy’s L Prize competition, which seeks an LED alternative to the common 60-watt bulb.
Sixty-watt lights account for 50% of the domestic incandescent market; if they were replaced by LED bulbs, the U.S. could save enough electricity per year to light 17.4 million households.
If Philips wins the L Prize, it will claim a cash award and federal purchasing agreements worth about $10 million.
Philips’ LED bulb emits the same amount of light as its incandescent equivalent but uses less than 10 watts and lasts for 25,000 hours — or 25 times as long.
Photo by Philips.
OneLifeNofear on November 23rd, 2009 9:39 pm
Hi.. Just discovered your blog.. awesome. Ref this post, it ws only a matter of time before someone came up with a better light bulb, but this seems an idea to end that race for good… that is, of course, until the next one… and I would be willing to bet it will be some guy in his shed who comes up with the idea.
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