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ELECTRONICS March 11, 2020 Samsung Electronics Unveils Its First Family of ‘Human-centric’ LED Components to Enhance Indoor Lifestyles
By: Loknath DasSamsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced digital component solutions, today unveiled its first “human-centric” LED packages, collectively known as LM302N. Engineered with carefully created light spectra, the LM302N family helps human bodies adjust melatonin levels indoors, making people feel more energetic or relaxed depending on their daily life patterns. “The benefits of using Samsung’s […]
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HOME & GARDEN November 18, 2017 Grow a Year-Round Indoor Salad Garden
By: Loknath DasWith this technique, you can grow all the salad greens you need with a kitchen cupboard and a windowsill. PHOTO BY PETER BURKE A very simple idea put me on the path toward growing a year-round indoor salad garden: I wanted fresh salad greens throughout winter. This desire occurred to me one fall afternoon as […]
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ELECTRONICS May 6, 2017 New device can harvest indoor light to power electronics
By: Loknath DasEnlarge / This probably isn’t the first lightbulb you’ve ever seen. We spend a fair bit of energy creating stray electromagnetic fields in order to make sure our cellular and WiFi devices are constantly fed with data. Every now and again, someone suggests that there must be a way to harvest these fields in order […]