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    Cheap, Printed Solar-Powered LEDs Could Change 1.5 Billion Lives

    A Painfully Self-Aware Lamp

    Lamp Mummified by Power Cord

    Decorate Science-Class-Style with Labware Lamps

    The Spoticam Only Pretends It Cares Enough to Spy on You

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    Image of License_to_iLL License_to_iLL
    11/03/09

    In reply to Cheap, Printed Solar-Powered LEDs Could Change 1.5 Billion Lives
    I've been a reader of giz for a while now but this motivated me to sign up.
    I think it's great that even though this isn't the most advanced technology (yet) people are still willing to get behind it. #printedsolarled
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/03/09

    @License_to_iLL: Welcome on board and happy commenting. #printedsolarled
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    11/03/09

    @License_to_iLL: Don't forget to tag your comments with #RosaRocks ;) #printedsolarled
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    Image of Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!!
    11/03/09

    In reply to Cheap, Printed Solar-Powered LEDs Could Change 1.5 Billion Lives
    I too, can get behind such an awesome idea of self-contained illumination for the reasons stated in this article, as well as the seemingly infinite constructive uses that can come from this.

    Rosa, I have a question:

    Do you know if this can be invested in, and if so, which company is behind this seemingly "cutting edge" idea? #printedsolarled
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    Edited by Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! at 11/03/09 8:58 PM Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! was starred Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/03/09

    @Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!!: Based on what I'm reading, the research is being done through Denmark's Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy.

    PS: Yikes, that's quite the username. #printedsolarled
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    Image of Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!!
    11/03/09

    @Rosa Golijan: Thanks for that tidbit of info : )

    P.S Long story. Let's just say that I don't appreciate OP-EDs with no clear allowance of reasonable discussion (especially less respect when abitrary and capreciousness ensues afterwards.)

    That said, I appreciate MOST of the Gawker writing and editorial staff. The username extension is nothing more than a retort in protest.

    It's actually very rare of me, actually (as many Gawker readers can attest.) #printedsolarled
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    Image of Joseph Lau Joseph Lau
    11/03/09

    In reply to Cheap, Printed Solar-Powered LEDs Could Change 1.5 Billion Lives
    I have my reservations on technologies that can change lives in developing worlds. At the developing countries poor state in terms of just basic infrastructure (sanitation, water, etc.) how are they going to manage all the garbage they end up producing if the developed countries begin introducing these wonderful technologies to them? Will this, and a lot of other great ideas, be a 'too-fast-too-soon' phenomenon? #printedsolarled
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    Image of Gann Gann
    11/03/09

    @Joseph Lau: 'too-fast-too-soon' is a valid concern, although less valid than it would have been a decade or two ago. 'too-little-too-late' sounds more like it. Surely though, something like this will do more good than harm? #printedsolarled
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    Image of Panzer23 Panzer23
    11/03/09

    In reply to Cheap, Printed Solar-Powered LEDs Could Change 1.5 Billion Lives
    Nice post, if only there were more innovative people working on these types of things instead of military strength, then we might be getting somewhere. #printedsolarled
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    Image of tamoko tamoko
    11/03/09

    In reply to Cheap, Printed Solar-Powered LEDs Could Change 1.5 Billion Lives
    Great post Rosa... this is the kind, like solar charging cell phones, and micro loans, that will really help make a difference in people's lives. #printedsolarled
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/03/09

    @tamoko: Thanks. And I absolutely agree. This is my favorite sort of innovation to read about. #printedsolarled
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    11/03/09

    In reply to Cheap, Printed Solar-Powered LEDs Could Change 1.5 Billion Lives
    They could start putting these on road signs, granted they're bright enough in mass, and save a lot with the lighting of them. #printedsolarled
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    Image of TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
    11/04/09

    @ekap: When I lived in Japan I noticed that a lot of the LED based traffic lights had solar panels on them. #printedsolarled
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    Image of Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
    10/21/09

    In reply to A Painfully Self-Aware Lamp
    Hey, I had forgotten about that naked model ass seat. #vernerpanton
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    Image of njdevil njdevil
    10/13/09

    In reply to Lamp Mummified by Power Cord
    I want a wireless one.
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    10/13/09

    @njdevil: Careful. It's hot.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/13/09

    In reply to Lamp Mummified by Power Cord
    Part of the Höm Depot line.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    10/13/09

    In reply to Lamp Mummified by Power Cord
    edit: mike zuniga said it first
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    Image of Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
    10/13/09

    In reply to Lamp Mummified by Power Cord
    I find it funny that the ad above the article says "Power cords are so 90s."
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    10/13/09

    In reply to Lamp Mummified by Power Cord
    I'm not an electrical engineer, but can someone tell me how much power is wasted by having it go through such a long cord? It would probably negate the savings of the CFL.
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    Image of maximumleo maximumleo
    10/13/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_GotOff2HoursEarly: The power saving shouldn't be the biggest concern with this, the inductance on the other hand should. This thing could start a nice big fire if a few metal objects were placed in the middle of all them cables.
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    10/13/09

    @maximumleo: Inductance? With that much area? At 60Hz? Really?
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    Image of maximumleo maximumleo
    10/13/09

    @ripfire: Yes, really. I won't be ordering one anyways!
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    Image of The Lab The Lab
    10/06/09

    In reply to Decorate Science-Class-Style with Labware Lamps
    whoa, did you say Portuguese cork? well then i am impressed.

    DIY: take a Pyrex 4L erlynmeyer flask. rub etching gel on surface for the frosted look. rinse and dry. drill hole in cork. suspend eerie blue cfl bulb inside.

    btw, don't get that etching gel on you. It probably has HF in it, which dissolves bone and kills nerves so you don't even feel it happening.
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    Image of mattycakes mattycakes
    10/06/09

    @The Lab: Sounds like a good project for the kids then!
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    Image of The Lab The Lab
    10/06/09

    @mattycakes: Just remember that the goggles, they do nothing.
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    10/06/09


    @The Lab:
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    Image of Log1c Log1c
    10/06/09

    @mattycakes: Oh fucking awesome.
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    Image of OMGWTFBBL OMGWTFBBL
    10/06/09

    @The Lab: Etching creme is not that bad to work with. It takes a fair bit of time to etch glass, and you pretty much have to leave it moist to do so, as dried it doesn't do anything. If you get it on your hands, wipe off the excess and it will dry almost immediately. Definitely long enough to go wash it off with soap and water.

    I've used it a number of times, and never been burned. Of course, I am careful to avoid contact, but I never wear gloves.
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    Image of ian.nai ian.nai
    10/06/09

    @The Lab: Can you even get that stuff without permits/special training?
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    Image of The Lab The Lab
    10/06/09

    @ian.nai: Here's a little secret about working with exotic and dangerous chemicals: there is no training. My second day working in a UC Berkeley lab at the tender age of 20 I was boiling 2 L of hydrazine, otherwise known as rocket fuel. If it detonated, the whole lab is gone. How can I be sure? One of my friends detonated about 1/100th of that amount and it broke everything in the room and took most of his face. They assume the coursework is plenty of training.

    I hope you can't get HF, it is absolutely the most terrible acid there is, but the etching stuff should be no problem. Just don't us it without gloves like the dude above.
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    10/06/09

    @OMGWTFBBL: Dude, wear the gloves. Seriously. Not even joking. That stuff is way worse for you than you think.
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    Image of ian.nai ian.nai
    10/15/09

    @The Lab: This explains so much. I remember a Wednesday on my alma mater's campus in particular. It was an engineering school that didn't believe in canceling class for anything (not even for a once in 100-years hail storm). That is, of course, until some poor chap spilled some highly toxic chemical not unlike HF while transporting it from one campus building to the other. It was all handled well and no one hurt, of course. But I wouldn't be surprised to hear it had been transported by someone with said 'training'. ;) #labwarelamps
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    08/04/09

    In reply to The Spoticam Only Pretends It Cares Enough to Spy on You
    I guess I'm your opposite Mark. I can only have 3 to 4 cams NOT filming me when I step into my bathroom. I don't care how much Lindsay pleads, I will not install a bathroom/shower cam!
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    Image of USB_Humping_Dog USB_Humping_Dog
    08/04/09

    In reply to The Spoticam Only Pretends It Cares Enough to Spy on You
    Give this as a gift. Then sneak into her (his? your call) house a few months after and replace it with a real CCTV.
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