In a recent issue of Make Magazine, David Bakker shares a tutorial on how to make an LED tilt lamp, called a “draailampje,” which he says is Dutch for “flip light.” Flip it one way to turn it on, flip ...

LED bulbs are a far more cost-efficient, environmentally-friendly option than traditional incandescent bulbs. With a life expectancy of 20 years or more (25x longer than incandescent), the energy ...

We now take LED lighting for granted, but acheiving a specific colour is actually quite complicated. Why is that? At some point, reasonably soon, full-colour mixing will become more the rule than the ...

For several years manufacturers have been introducing LED bulbs onto the market with the eventual goal of replacing incandescent and CFL lamps. The design of these lamps has evolved from very simple ...

LED technology offers significant benefits in the established streetlight market. Up until a few years ago, this market relied upon mature sodium and metal halide lighting technologies. These lighting ...

We love clock projects here at Hackaday, and we’ve seen many beautiful designs based on a wide variety of display technologies. There are various types of glass tubes like Nixies, Numitrons and ...

It looks surprisingly good, too.