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A PhD student in Colorado has come up with a cool idea to help all those cyclists stop getting knocked down. Using LEDs Leah Buechley has woven in indicators and controls into a fabric jacket. The application of the LED technology Leah has developed dosen’t stop with cyclists though.
Having said we were now selling the brightest 501s we had ever seen- we have to eat our own words!
the new ultimate 2 501 range is even brighter.
What makes these little LEDs so special is they are designed to avoid damage to the bulb. If they get too hot- i.e when too close to a main beam- the automatically reduce their brightness to prevent damage- then go back to full brightness once they cool down again! How cool is that !!?
Available in white- U501whp4W, Amber- U501WHP4A and Red -U501wWHP4R
We’ve been asked for these bulbs for about a year. Having worked extensively with our suppliers we are please to announce our first metal G4 bulbs with pins at the back 9 (rather than the side) We have not seen similar LED bulbs anywhere else!
product code UG4CW4 (cool white) and Ug4WW4 (warm white)
The new range of metal 501 bulbs are the brightest 501 we’ve ever seen! They are also designed to run hot- making them a fantastic choice for cars that have the main headlight in close proximity - a problem for plastic only bulbs. They are available in white, amber and red.
Product codes U501WHP3A (white) U501WHP3A (amber) U501WHP3R (red)
This year it’s been hard not to notice the switch from traditional bulbs to LEDs.
This Christmas, seeing in Christmas we’ve got large professional ministrations of LEDs on Regent Street, London. Called UNITY the LEDs were arranged into clusters with a large central sphere, with 24 smaller spheres around it. The LEDs can glow at different intestacies and in different colours. They used motion detection to respond to what is happening on the street below. For example as people pass by sphere can light up. The LEDs are using a tenth of the electricity of previous installations.
Seeing us into the New Year in the USA we have the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball.
The new ball with be watched by over one billions people watching world wide.
As a side note, The first “time-ball” was installed atop England’s Royal Observatory at Greenwich in 1833. This ball would drop at one o’clock every afternoon, allowing the captains of nearby ships to precisely set their chronometers.
This is the 100th celebration of the time ball, with the first being dropped in 1807. Only two years were missed out in that time, and that was due to “dimout” restrictions during the 2nd world war. The new 6ft (1.8m) ball is covered with 9,576 LEDs that use the same amount of electricity as 10 toasters.
The main advantages
You can read more New York, New Year’s Eve Ball online.
If your interested in creating your own outdoor installations check out our range of waterproof 12v LEDs. http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/waterproof-leds-c-76.html
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