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Remember the Light Bulb? LEDs are Sending the Bulb’s Classic Shape the Way of the LP

June 02, 2015
The iconic shape of the light bulb has become the universal symbol for bright ideas ever since Thomas Edison patented the first one 135 years ago. But nothing lasts forever.
“Legislation phased out the incandescent light bulb last year, and its replacement, the compact fluorescent lamp, or CFL, has its days numbered,” says Tom Boyle, chief innovation manager for consumer light at GE Lighting. “Efficient LEDs are the next big thing and there’s no reason for them to be shaped like the lamps they replaced.”
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LED Nobel Illuminates Pioneering GE Research

October 12, 2014
Last October, the biologist and former GE Healthcare chief scientist James Rothman received the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for solving the mystery of how cells shuttle molecules of insulin and other substances to the right place in the body. This year, two other former GE scientists looking for new sources of light, Bob Hall and Nick Holonyak Jr., almost felt the glow of a Nobel themselves.
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Tonight Show: Cleveland Turned on World’s Largest Chandelier

May 05, 2014

Cleveland’s historic Playhouse Square turned on the world’s largest permanent outdoor chandelier on Friday. The 20-foot tall stainless steel light piece shimmers with 4,200 crystal pendants and LEDs fixtures drawing just 1,700 watts (the equivalent of 17 standard 100-watt light bulbs.)

The GE Chandelier, as it is called, was designed by Montreal’s Lumid and uses LEDs and light modules built by GE.

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