Peter Svensson, Associated Press
April 20, 2005
Digital Life: LEDs may light the way to future
If a time traveler from a hundred years ago were to visit a home today, much of the technology would be completely alien. The television, cordless phone and computer probably would leave him flabbergasted.
But on seeing a light bulb, he might say, "Ah! Here's something I recognize. A few of those grace my home, too."
If the visitor comes back in 15 years, the fruit of Thomas Edison's bright idea may be gone. The likely replacement: light-emitting diodes, or LEDs.
LED lamps were unthinkable until the technology cleared a major hurdle just a dozen years ago. Since then, LEDs have evolved quickly and are being adapted for many uses, including pool illumination and reading lights, as evidenced at the Lightfair International trade show in New York last week.
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