Gas Discharge Lamps

Costs, quality, standards mean LED is yet to shine

17 Sep 2011

The lack of common specifications, high development costs and substandard products are some of the obstacles keeping the LED market from truly taking off.

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Rethinking a bright idea

17 Sep 2011

It could be lights out for Thomas Edison's light bulb.

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Bright idea

5 Nov 2010

1 Beat lamps by OVOHome (HK$3,500-HK$10,600)

2 Old lampshade-lamp by Piet Hein Eek (www.pietheineek.nl)

3 Kaipo Lamp by Moooi (www.moooi.com)

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A bright new way to save energy

13 Sep 2010

Turning the lights off when you leave a room is one of the easiest things you can do to save energy. But if you change your light bulbs to ones that use less electricity, you will save energy when...

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letters

28 Aug 2010

Believe in the power of love

Recently, I had dinner with some friends at a restaurant in Sheung Wan. While we ate, we talked about dating, couples living together and marriage. It...

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Fluorescent lamps recalled

1 Jul 2010

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Opinion

EU fails to adapt to borderless world

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Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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environment

Reading comprehension

Choose the correct answer for the following questions:

1 What was the original aim of introducing compact fluorescent light bulbs?

a...

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Energy-saving scheme sees traders forced into green labelling

A new energy-saving scheme begins in Hong Kong appliance stores on Monday, when traders will have to have energy-efficiency labels displayed on three types of products: refrigerators, air...

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Bad time for university to use light bulb, now a less inspiring symbol

The light bulb may be a universal visual metaphor for an inspired idea, which is probably why Polytechnic University came up with this latest advertisement (pictured) to promote its business...

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Pressure mounts on bureau to alter 'unfair' light-bulb scheme

Pressure was building on the Environment Bureau yesterday to modify a light-bulb cash-coupon scheme criticised as flawed and unfair.

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HK$100 coupon to buy green light bulbs

Anyone planning to replace their incandescent light bulbs at home would be wise to wait a few months. A non-refundable, HK$100 cash coupon for buying energy-saving light bulbs will be available...

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Thin is in

LG Display has unveiled what it claims are the world's slimmest 42- and 47-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) television panels, each 5.9mm thick.

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