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Accidental Invention Points to End of Light Bulbs
Bjorn Carey
LiveScience Staff Writer
LiveScience.com Fri Oct 21, 5:00 PM ET
The main light source of the future will almost surely not be a bulb. It might be a table, a wall, or even a fork.
An accidental discovery announced this week has taken LED lighting to a new level, suggesting it could soon offer a cheaper, longer-lasting alternative to the traditional light bulb. The miniature breakthrough adds to a growing trend that is likely to eventually make Thomas Edison's bright invention obsolete.
LEDs are already used in traffic lights, flashlights, and architectural lighting. They are flexible and operate less expensively than traditional lighting.
Happy accident
Michael Bowers, a graduate student at Vanderbilt University, was just trying to make really small quantum dots, which are crystals generally only a few nanometers big. That's less than 1/1000th the width of a human hair.
Quantum dots contain anywhere from 100 to 1,000 electrons. They're easily excited bundles of energy, and the smaller they are, the more excited they get. Each dot in Bower's particular batch was exceptionally small, containing only 33 or 34 pairs of atoms.
When you shine a light on quantum dots or apply electricity to them, they react by producing their own light, normally a bright, vibrant color. But when Bowers shined a laser on his batch of dots, something unexpected happened.
"I was surprised when a white glow covered the table," Bowers said. "The quantum dots were supposed to emit blue light, but instead they were giving off a beautiful white glow."
Then Bowers and another student got the idea to stir the dots into polyurethane and coat a blue LED light bulb with the mix. The lumpy bulb wasn't pretty, but it produced white light similar to a regular light bulb.
White light from Bowers' lumpy new bulb. Credit: Vanderbilt University
The new device gives off a warm, yellowish-white light that shines twice as bright and lasts 50 times longer than the standard 60 watt light bulb.
This work is published online in the Oct. 18 edition of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Better than bulbs
Until the last decade, LEDs could only produce green, red, and yellow light, which limited their use. Then came blue LEDs, which have since been altered to emit white light with a light-blue hue.
LEDs produce twice as much light as a regular 60 watt bulb and burn for over 50,000 hours. The
Department of Energy estimates LED lighting could reduce U.S. energy consumption for lighting by 29 percent by 2025. LEDs don't emit heat, so they're also more energy efficient. And they're much harder to break.
Other scientists have said they expect LEDs to eventually replace standard incandescent bulbs as well as fluorescent and sodium vapor lights.
If the new process can be developed into commercial production, light won't come just from newfangled bulbs. Quantum dot mixtures could be painted on just about anything and electrically excited to produce a rainbow of colors, including white.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20051021/sc_space/accidentalinventionpointstoendoflightbulbs;_ylt=Al02....
I'm thinking you talk yourself into long and short at the same time....................
yes
Paul:
It has dropped from 58..............33% drop......and they have record backlog......
Joel H. Rassman, chief financial officer, stated: “Based on our record third quarter backlog of 9,490 homes, we now expect to deliver between 2,750 and 2,850 homes (including deliveries from our recent Landstar acquisition) in our fourth quarter 2005 at an average price of between $675,000 and $685,000. We now expect net income growth of over 80% (and over 75% earnings per share growth) in FY 2005 compared to FY 2004’s record results.
“Based on our backlog, we believe we should deliver between 10,200 and 10,600 homes in FY 2006 at an average price of approximately $665,000, which should translate into FY 2006 home building revenues in the range of approximately $6.78 billion to approximately $7.05 billion.”
I'm long some MEDI calls, but probably not much longer, as this thing looks to pull back shortly..............
Looks like somethings up with MEDI
bought a few October 35 calls at $55.
Number of US millionaires reaches record 9m
By Deborah Brewster in New York Wed Sep 28,12:40 AM ET
The number of millionaires in the US has reached a record 8.9m, rising for the third consecutive year despite faltering stock and bond markets.
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The rise confirms a three-year economic rebound following a decline in the number of millionaires during 2001 and 2002.
The number of the emerging affluent - defined as households with a net worth of $100,000 to $500,000 - also rose slightly, to 24.5m, according to a survey to be released on Wednesday by TNS, one of the world's largest market research companies.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index did not rise much during the period. The average balance held in mutual funds dropped, by a hefty 20 per cent to $283,000.
Property was not a big contributor to the increase in wealth. This year, real estate ownership of investment properties, which include second homes and vacation properties, stood at 44 per cent, a drop of 12 per cent compared with 2004, said TNS.
The millionaires' debt fell by 8 per cent during the year, to an average of $165,000, which helped lift their net worth. That, and a reluctance to make significant shifts in strategy or asset allocation, appeared to point to a mood of caution among the nation's wealthy.
Jeanette Luhr, the manager of the research study, said: "The growth we've seen this year is largely due to measured planning and active reinvestment...overall the asset allocation of these households has not changed significantly. When asked about their investment approach over the past year, 61 per cent of millionaires said that approach has changed very little, indicating they have a strategy and they are sticking to it."
The survey was based on a sample of 1,800 households with net worth of $500,000 or more, excluding their main home.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ft/20050928/bs_ft/fto092820050059491081;_ylt=ApbwLzWG2GQic_wXdPT86RsDW7oF;_y...
my mistake...........it does sound like there is no basis for them to all of a sudden say we have twice as much....
Yes, I think it is a given, technology will improve to extract what can not currently be extracted at a reasonable cost, and there is definitely fear mongering going on.
I read we have not built new refineries in this country in 25 years.....THAT'S messed up.
the article doesn't say it was just "discovered" it just put into perspective what the amount of oil known to be there, means........twice as much left as what we have used.......
Of course, with China coming on board, reserves can deplete a hell of a lot faster, but we heard the same drumbeat in the late 70's that we were running out of oil.
I don't know which side to believe, but I can keep an open mind.....
I don't know but there seems to be only one side being told right now, that we are running out of oil, and then I read this stat that, there is more than twice in reserve, what humans have used up to this point in history.
Separately, Exxon's Mr Tillerson told the convention in South Africa that his company estimated that global energy demand would increase by 50 per cent over the next 25 years. Mr Tillerson said that by some estimates there was as much as 7 trillion barrels of oil yet to be discovered. On a more conservative basis, the world still had more than 3 trillion barrels from conventional fields, oil sands deposits and other sources. "That is more than twice all the oil recovered up to now in all of human history," Mr Tillerson said.
Oil reserves are double previous estimates, says Saudi
http://news.independent.co.uk/business/news/article315546.ece
Larry Page, President of Products, filed to sell 1.2M shares on 9/26 according to Form 144 with the SEC.
aren't those automatic sales.......much like Gates with Microsoft:
http://biz.yahoo.com/t/62/412.html
Paul:
this was a great reply to OTCBB.
Nobody's kidding anybody about what's going on with these threads. 98% of the time, it's all about momentum and trading that momentum.
I've sent a private message to some, warning that they should be careful in a trade, 'cause it's most likely BS news or worse. I get a polite thank you, but I realize, they don't care, they just want to trade the momentum, and that's fine.
I have never traded any of his picks, (wish I had...)but there sure as hell nothing wrong with him putting them out there for all to make up their own minds............
AH on DNA & MEDI
check Yahoo boards, nothing on the wires yet, mentioned on Cramer's show, that DNA's patent may be invalidated, could mean $500 million to MEDI from DNA.
currently DNA down almost $4, and MEDI up over a buck
A Look at Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY):
Following the close of regular trading on Wednesday, retailer Bed Bath
& Beyond (BBBY) will report its fiscal Q2 (Aug) results. The current
Reuters Estimates consensus for EPS and revenue are $0.46 and $1.436
bln, respectively.
While BBBY has a long history of delivering year-over-year earnings
growth (52 quarters and counting), and has topped analysts' forecasts
for 14 straight quarters, it seems inevitable that the leading
retailer of home furnishings beyond flannel sheets and shower heads
will again turn in better than expected results. That point
notwithstanding, BBBY is down nearly 20% from the 52-wk high reached
July 29 as rising interest rates and gas prices have generated
concerns about growth prospects for retailers.
CIBC World Markets, for its part, recently maintained its Sector
Outperformer rating on BBBY, saying the stock's current valuation,
with shares off 17% following a strong three-month rally, is
"compelling" and that "sustained downside appears limited." SunTrust
Robinson Humphrey in turn said it would be strong buyers of BBBY with
the recent pullback, as its balance sheet continues to get stronger.
Given the pullback in the stock, many analysts also believe BBBY
management may again find value at current levels and make use of its
roughly $1.2 bln in cash reserves to buy back stock. Last week,
reports suggested BBBY may instead use some of its liquidity to
acquire rival Linens 'n Things (LIN). While such a move is affordable
and likely to be accretive, concerns about bringing the
underperforming competitor into the mold has also pressured shares of
late. Most analysts, though, have since quashed such speculation,
citing cultural differences, FTC concerns and overlapping store
locations. At best, the possible purchase of "some locations" as
opposed to the entire Linens 'n Things chain has been left open for
debate.
Presently, BBBY trades at 22.2x estimated FY06 earnings, which is well
below its 5-yr historical average of 36.9x. Perhaps more notably, the
stock has recently turned negative for the year (now down about 6% in
2005) and is off more than 15% since Goldman Sachs downgrade it August
15 to In-Line from Outperform. The S&P Retail Index (RLX) has lost
about 8.5% so far in 2005 as oil prices have soared 56%.
On the latter note, BBBY attracts more affluent consumers who are
mainly unaffected from minor economic woes that even the FOMC has said
"do not pose a more persistent threat," than the low- to middle-income
customers who will be inclined to re-think spending patterns given
palpable worries about energy-induced inflation picking up on the
other side of Hurricane Katrina.
Should Bed Bath & Beyond deliver an in-line report - which would be
seen as a negative since BBBY typically delivers an upside surprise -
and fail to provide any upward guidance or reinforce the belief with a
buyback announcement that its current share price underestimates the
company's future growth potential, its stock is apt to remain on the
defensive. However, if BBBY can deliver an encouraging Q2 report
bargain hunters are apt to emerge given the company's attractive
valuation and market-leading position. --Brian Duhn, Briefing.com
You saw I was joking, right.
I know of at least 4 friends who thought they were selling at the top..........one sold 5 years ago at 1.2 million, today his house that he sold is 1.8 million. He finally bought back a smaller place at 1.1.
sell now....rent back for a year or 2.......then buy.....<gg>
CRDS:
It is holding up real well here on a big down day.
Already 3X volume at 1:30.
you still holding that small amount of CRDS?
Power failure in LA
BCON moving up nicely AH
Hey hey....that got by me originally, I should have posted 98% weed..............not plural....
Regards.
Email I received today from someone who works there:
...just wanted to let all my friends and business contact know that our entire department has been dismantled and I have been laid off from Biogen today. It's extremely disappointing news and a shock to the entire department.
USEG
I think it's gonna let you move that stop up...............
That's why CAV is up so big the last 2 days..........
Cavalier Homes, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in producing, selling, financing, and insuring manufactured housing. It primarily designs, manufactures, and sells homes in the United States. The company offers approximately 590 different models of manufactured homes, including modular homes, and single-section and multisection models. Cavalier Homes also offers retail installment sale financing and related insurance products for manufactured homes. Cavalier Homes sells its products and services to individuals through its dealer network. The company was founded in 1984 by Jerry F. Wilson. Cavalier Homes is based in Addison, Alabama.
while brainstorming, a 10% idea fee would be a nice start..............<VBG>
Shower sharing is at the top of my list........
I drive a Chrysler 300M, the door opens right up.
http://store.yahoo.com/wyckoff-chrysler-parts/ptcruislocga.html
I got to believe, e-tailers will do better this Christmas, as long as they offer reduced or free shipping as they have done in prior years.
People are going to want to stay home and shop from their computers if gas prices stay high.
Regards
Nope, don't know.................you want to make some money selling something else?
Locking gas caps...............they will be back!
I can see that happening.......I guess...........but my experience from memory is that prices take a real long time to come down, but sure do shoot up rather quickly.
Heck, after they get us used to $3.50 - $4.00 a gallon, they'll have us absolutely bonkers with delight at $2.50.
Regards,
I heard on the radio this morning the solution in '73 was The Windfall Tax Act.
Maybe time to resurrect it.........
To be fair, they're not ALL doing it. One station is at 3.39 and the guy across the street is 2.95...........still selling his cheap gas.....
Most of these stations carry around 20K gallons.
That gas is in the ground at a cheaper rate.
The station I quoted, raised their prices .57 per gallon in 8 hours. Hello $11,400 pure profit....total bullsh*t.
Live in MD, filled up this morning mid grade 89 octane, $2.82/gallon.....when I went home this evening SAME exact station, $3.39/gallon.
This is all criminal.
Regards.
I've only heard of those stores, never been in one....
I know what you meant....it was too funny not to respond......
check the label on the bag to see how much is weeds. You're looking for at least 98%.
98% weeds......................damn!
<gg>