The incandescent light bulb was invented more than a hundred years ago and replaced 'fire for light' for the first time in eons. Now Researchers at the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. are reporting they have been able to increase the output of light from an LED to almost six times that of an incandescent bulb. Although power saving has been the primary selling point of compact flourescent bulbs they have never taken off. Could the new generation of LEDs and LED technology be the replacement for the incandescent bulb that compact flourescents never were? AP has an interesting follow up to the news release with an interesting idea about being able to tune the color of the light to suit your every whim.

Anyhow..., light has allowed me to read well past my bed time for nearly half a century. I already have a decent selection of LED flashlights so I'm interested to see what household lighting will look like when it's provided by the wonders of Light Emitting Diodes.

Check back regularly, no telling what little nugget of gnarled knowledge or whimsical wisdom you're going to unearth here but it could be a 'LED lit nugget'.

Hasta La L8r Señor Light Bulb

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