Haitz's Law and 200 Lumen/Watt Cree LEDs

Cree has released an LED with 200+ Lumens/Watt. 

 Haitz Law Wiki

"every decade, the cost per lumen (unit of useful light emitted) falls by a factor of 10, and the amount of light generated per LED package increases by a factor of 20, for a given wavelength (color) of light."

XLamp Link to Cree

Built on Cree’s revolutionary SC³ Technology™ LED platform, the MK-R LED delivers up to 200 lumens-per-watt, enabling lighting manufacturers to create the next generation of high-lumen indoor and outdoor LED lighting systems. MK-R LEDs are available in EasyWhite® color temperatures, providing the LED industry’s best color consistency for designs that use only one LED. For systems that use multiple LEDs, MK-R enables manufacturers to use fewer LEDs while still maintaining light output and quality, which translates to lower system cost.

Plastic Light Bulbs !!??

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US researchers say they have developed a new type of lighting that could replace fluorescent bulbs.

The new source is made from layers of plastic and is said to be more efficient while producing a better quality of flicker-free light.
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Here is a link to the entire article. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20553143

Prudential Lighting

I was at the Prudential Lighting factory Friday of last week and was impressed by a couple of their products/capabilities.   The first photo below is of an 18" recessed round with mud ring for trimless application and linear recessed with a mud ring on one side to accommodate drywall installation and typical flanged on the other side to move to a lay-in ceiling.  Neat application that may be desirable for lighting over conference tables for example.  The second photo is of a 6' round recessed, certainly a statement.

 

http://prulite.com/

 

http://prulite.com/prod/?id=63