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jnewkid
03-22-2008, 09:44 PM
Silicon Valley company, Luxim, that has developed a tiny, full-spectrum light bulb, based on a plasma of argon gas, that gives off as much light as a streetlight while using less power. The Tic Tac-sized bulb operates at temperatures up to 6000K and produces 140 lumens/watt, almost ten times as efficient as standard incandescent lamps, and twice the efficiency of high-end LEDs. The new bulbs also have a lifetime of 20,000 hours. See the video for a comparison next to a 400 watt MH (http://news.zdnet.com/2422-13568_22-192842.html) There's no mention of mercury or other heavy metals, which pose a problem for compact fluorescents (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23694819/). /.
katyowns
03-22-2008, 10:01 PM
that vid made me and the partner go "woooah".

I want to see whats going to happen with this, definitely.
physicsnole
03-23-2008, 02:46 AM
That does look interesting.....:rastasmoke:
jnewkid
03-23-2008, 04:28 AM
The comparison of 250 to 400 watt was amazing, considering that thing was the size of a little pill.. in a sampler blister pack :)

Now if they can tune the color tempatures for various applications.
I hope the technology advances, can't wait to see what High Times has in a few years. or even half a year :)

'my entire growroom is powered by this little pill shaped light!' ha!
twitch
03-23-2008, 06:41 PM
wow wonder what those are going to be priced at thats crazy imagine doing a whole grow with a tic tac
veggii
03-24-2008, 03:29 AM
wow wonder what those are going to be priced at thats crazy imagine doing a whole grow with a tic tac

I think that is a reality know!!2008
Led has got prolly 1yr or two till they can make 1 single LED emitt
say 25watt,,50watt,, 100watt
So Know the question will be? will a 250watt Luxim
beat a 250watt 425nm/660nm LED???
we know that LED's and the Luxim's beat everything on the Market!
Gadgets: Luxim's 250W Tic-Tac Sized Bulb Blows Away 400W LEDs (http://gizmodo.com/369372/luxims-250w-tic+tac-sized-bulb-blows-away-400w-leds)
:rasta::rasta::rasta:
THClord
03-24-2008, 07:18 AM
In Borat voice: Very Niiiice

With technologies like this, both LED and Luxim can survive, b/c both will find their niche.

For example, you could see in the video that it takes 2 seconds for this light to start up. Plus it might be more expensive than LED. So both have advantages so both will survive.