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Article: Look out, compact fluorescents: LEDs are the latest in lighting.(At Home)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- June 9, 2007
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Byline: PETER SVENSSON
NEW YORK (AP) -- By PETER SVENSSON
AP Technology Writer
NEW YORK (AP) - The light bulb, the symbol of bright ideas, doesn't look like such a great idea anymore, as lawmakers in the U.S. and abroad are talking about banning the century-old technology because of its contribution to global warming.
But what comes next? Compact fluorescent bulbs are the only real alternative right now, but "bulbs" that use light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are quickly emerging as a challenger.
LEDs, which are small chips usually encased in a glass dome the size of a matchstick head, have been in use in electronics for decades ...