Sentences with word «incandescent»

Compact fluorescent bulbs produce the same amount of light as incandescent bulbs yet require 75 percent less energy, produce 75 percent less heat, and last up to 10 times longer.

They measured variations in these rocks of the abundance of an isotope of tungsten — the same element used to make filaments of incandescent light bulbs.

Back in 2007, when Ottawa announced its plan to ban the sale of incandescent light bulbs by 2012, Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn sounded pretty sure of himself.

For example, you can shave a few dollars off your bills by replacing incandescent lightbulbs with LEDs, but if you want to cut your bills more significantly you'll have to replace the appliances and systems that use the most energy.

Tests showed that a Reflect - A-Star lamp used 85 percent less energy than a 100 - watt incandescent lamp, while more than doubling the light output, from 90 foot - candles to 190 foot - candles.

To provide high - quality color rendering, the original Arcade design gave each stall an overhead 125 - watt incandescent bulb in a hanging pendant fixture.

Les Robertson in Texas has set up a nonprofit to develop activities on what it can do to implement a local version of Plan B, such as upgrading low - income housing to make it more energy efficient, including replacing incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescents.

He oversaw the conversion of NYC street lights from incandescent lights to mercury light bulbs and he is the designer of the ubiquitous mercury lamp post.

This light switch can easily control any kind of load such as incandescent as well as fluorescent light, ceiling fans and motor based devices.

With plans afoot to ban the sale of traditional incandescent bulbs in the EU, the «Blow» pendant light will bring further awareness to using CFL's and sustainability within design... The Blow lights will be powered by a renewable energy source and lit for 3 hours per day from 7 pm — 10 pm Monday and Tuesday, and on Wednesday 19th from 5 pm — 10 pm.

For perspective, that's the same power as a standard incandescent lightbulb in your living room.

And although the Volt now boasts LED low beams and daytime running lights, it still uses incandescent bulbs for its turn signals, high beams, brake lights and other auxiliary lights.

From Freedom Action Freedom Action this week launched a national grassroots campaign to repeal the ban on incandescent light bulbs that is scheduled to begin on January 1, 2012.

The European Union banned incandescent light bulbs by 2012, forcing a switch - over to compact fluorescents (CFLs).

Up to 95 per cent of the energy emitted by incandescent lamps is heat, and their efficiency is inherently low.

John Sauven, executive director of Greenpeace, said: «The EU needs to adopt a science - based cap on emissions, ditch plans for dirty new coal plants and nuclear power stations that will give tiny emission cuts at enormous and dangerous cost, end aviation expansion and ban wasteful products like incandescent lightbulbs.»

Whether you're searching for LED lights or a multicolored traditional incandescent glow, you're sure to find the perfect prelit garland for your decorating needs.

And the pace and breadth of his inventiveness is perhaps best illustrated by the fact that during those three critical years he was granted not only nearly 90 patents for incandescent filaments and lamps but also 60 patents for magneto or dynamo - electric machines and their regulation, 14 patents for the system of electric lighting, 12 patents for the distribution of electricity, and 10 patents for electric meters and motors.

Gilberto Zorio (b. 1944) Painter and sculptor, noted for his innovative use of materials (incandescent electric light tubes, steel, pitch), motifs (star, javelin) and processes (evaporation, oxidation).

5) Quartz Halogen fixtures are better than conventional incandescent at 24 but are evil little things.

And one of the speeches about «The only free men the world has ever known,» and literally had a moment of incandescent rage and shouted at the book, «You hunted slaves!»

A single 10 - watt LED, used in place of a 43 - watt halogen incandescent light bulb, will save about 800 kWh over its lifetime.

We have an endless variety of LED recessed housings from which to choose, all of which will provide you with exceptionally long - lasting lamps which run at a significantly lower voltage — therefore consuming much less energy — than their old - fashioned incandescent counterparts, effectively helping you save money on energy and maintenance.

For reference, a 40W incandescent bulb puts out 450 Lumens.

In this writer's geographic area, a 60W incandescent lamp costs 15 cents to operate 24 hours while the equivalent LED bulb costs 2.5 cents.

His mastery is quiet, drawing us into the subtly varied rhythms of implicitly infinite fields of incandescent white.

The North American versions shipped with incandescent tail lights, identical to the tail lights found on the GTI, instead of the LED tail lights used in the rest of the world.

Although brightness can vary, an 8 W or 12 W bulb can emit approximately the same amount of light as a 60 W incandescent bulb.

We'll be able to buy 100W incandescent lightbulbs again and throw those mercury darkbulbs away.

«warm white» has a nice natural warm incandescent like glow similar to candlelight Bulb size: concave wide angle (mini...

Its LED light bulbs consume up to 85 percent less energy and last up to 20 times longer than traditional incandescent ones.

Supplement daytime lighting with warm incandescent fixtures like table and floor lamps.

Cons: You're not gaining much in life span or efficiency over incandescents.

Many women apply their makeup at home in front of the mirror and under incandescent lamps.

The phenomena is especially exciting at sunset when the spray becomes incandescent with the colors of the rainbow.

They were principally portraits of saints from an altarpiece, along with Virgin and Child Enthroned with Four Angels, a strong (if not incandescent) picture from the Clark Art Institute, in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Switch to LED Bulbs While incandescent light bulbs are cheap, they use more energy and produce quite a bit of heat compared to LED bulbs.

The seven paintings located in the north gallery are acrylic gouache on canvas and have an aesthetic theme of incandescent colors on black backgrounds.

11:40 a.m.: Chuck Swoboda, chief executive of Cree, a manufacturer of light - emitting diode lighting (L.E.D.), says resistance to switching from incandescent technology is often simply a function of lack of awareness of the speed with which the investment leads to savings.

It matched the most incandescent of personalities (Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley), proceeded along the most improbable of paths (triple - overtime game, visiting teams won five of six) and had the most unlikely of denouements — a dramatic, clutch basket that was not made by Jordan.

A chief complaint about incandescent light bulbs is that they waste so much electricity through heat.

Accommodates regular base incandescent CFL or LED bulb.

Aided by the new National Energy Plan, which phases out certain incandescent models in the coming years, it is projected that over 4 billion CFLs will be in households by 2012.