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Planilum light emitting glass can illuminate your home for 20 Years [lighting]

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With fluorescents and LEDs making major headway in the market, energy efficient alternatives to the incandescent bulb are becoming big business. That having been said, the next big thing could be coming out of a partnership between Saazs and Saint-Gobain Innovations in the form of Planilum—the "world's first light emitting glass." Planilum is only 0.8-inches thick and is composed of four layers of special glass, a rare gas and serigraphed phosphors—which will give you 500,000 hours or around 20 years of normal usage.Because of their soft glow, Planilum lights only get about as hot as the human body, which means that there is no need for a shade or diffuser. They are also about 90% recyclable because the design is nearly all glass.For these reasons, the Planilum can be integrated into designs that make a break from traditional lighting fixtures.
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31 responses // Planilum light emitting glass can illuminate your home for 20 Years [lighting]

  • I've done a little bit of research, and it looks like these lights are pretty low-heat, which implies that they are probably good on efficiency. Still, the price tag seems a little high. Hopefully, they can make this technology a little bit cheaper and, therefore, a lot more accessible.
    ultravphunter
  • Dang,This is great..But ultravphunter is right the price of these light are very expensive...But I guess in the long-run it will balance out in your pocket books..good for saving in the overhaul...
    Day2Day1nSociety
  • Cool!
    EbahDyke
  • Very interesting, but I wonder how expensive it is.
    skeet381
  • I would like to know what how harmful they are for the environment when they use up tha gas. Ninety percent of it may be glass but what is the rest composed of?
    Hunter2323
  • how much are they?

    If I buy one, from how far away will it be shipped? there's carbon miles to keep in mind.
    stephenthomson
  • These seem very efficient and practical. By question is the same as Hunter and Stephen what effects do using the gas pose for the environment and how much would they cost, these two elements could turn a lot of people off to these fast if they were negative results on these questions.
    Greg_Bunker
  • reflection is the answer and we have had it for so long. Us earthlings are SLOW!!!

    I am ready for Television via glass and computers without keyboards and mice...

    Let's take it to the max people....PROGRESS GREEN!!!
    jenco60
  • 20 years of usage, 90% recyclable, but apparently expensive as hell (anyone found a price?)--at least we're on the right track.
    mako2424
  • LED's are also cost inefective currently but are great in small eclectronic devices, car lighting, and exterior and industrial lighting currently and will be available cost efictively in a few years for home use. This might take a simmilar path. Only a few years ago cfl's were noisy, clunky, loud, and pricey.
    ocanada
  • Great!
    patsarts
  • It's good to see consistent efforts from the technology world to improve the climate crisis we are facing. Once these items become more affordable, the world can be very different in the next 20 to 30 years.
    middle_east
  • 4300 to 5300 Euros! That is spendy.
    jubal
  • This definitely seems to be one of the technologies of the future...i.e. public lighting for walkways, streets, and such public areas...purchasing or using a lot of units in one shot could reduce the price considerably...also easy on the eyes...but still hard on the wallet...
    PlatoTacius
  • Wow, this seems extremely cool. I can picture my couch emitting a soft white glow as I sit comfortably engaged in soaking up the words of my favorite literature. The list of interesting creations made possible by this new and innovative light technology is completely astounding. Imagine for a moment your coffee table becoming a lamp at the simple touch of a button. The button could even become it's own miniature light source. Ticklish, very much so.
    natedawson
  • Small flourescents are costlier than regular bulbs but manageable and they contain mercury so not as easily
    trashed:(

    LED's cost a heck of a lot more and are not widely available yet.

    Never heard of these things...what happens when you need high intensity light ...do you use LED's?
    PatrickEdwardMurray
  • i had a buddy in high school whose dad was one of those "crazy inventor" types , who'd invented a light bulb with similarly amazing specs. - he died in a freak gardening accident on a rainy day.
    malathion
  • which makes me wonder, Patrick, how many people just throw out the CFL's in the trash, without giving a thought to their containing mercury? how many people even know that the CFL's should be disposed of distinctly from regular trash?

    How sure are we that the right information is getting to everyone who needs to get be getting it, i.e. consumers of CFL's. Does it say on the package? Last time I bought one I didnt notice anything that said "dispose of properly. see back for details."
    stephenthomson
  • I noticed that ACE Hardware advertized that they recycle CFL's at certain locations. I have a collection of burnt bulbs that I have to deal with soon.

    What not to do with your light bulbs:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvHu7VNI94A
    covelogibbs
  • Go Green...go LED!

    Peace,
    Cherish

    I love my windup charged LED flashlghts :)
    Cherish_Liberty
  • is this type of lighting good to read by?
    OverHere
  • Crazy!
    CarlosIsDown
  • It's wonderful knowing that someone is working on giving us better, more efficient, recyclable lighting! I'm sure the price tag will come down once they have already been out a few years, or maybe they will rethink the price before they are available for purchase. You never know1
    Tarapotamus
  • As long as I can afford it, its all good.
    beefcurry
  • Beefcurry,
    You can afford these new lights if you can afford to pay in advance for most of the light bulbs that would burn out during the next 20 years. Hopefully, you can, since this is far better for the environment than incandescents or compact fluorescents, and they emit a more natural light than LED bulbs. Unfortunately, most Americans can't.
    jonallen
  • sounds like a good idea, evidently the price is an issue, but maybe if the price where to come down a bit, we could all have a couple of them in our homes
    alman365
  • Give it a couple years guys, the price will depreciate as they become more common, just like those new explosive Hydrogen powered Samsung Phones that are due to be released LOL....oops
    Mobius2012
  • Planilum is an awesome and innovative idea I must say though!
    Mobius2012
  • Cool, but those lamps in the picture are really only fit for use in a few Stanley Kubrik films - Clockwork Orange specifically.

    kramericus
  • Obviously, the price will come down as more are manufactured and sold. The first integrated circuits cost $100 and within six years the same thing cost $2.33. Look at the computer industry. I paid $4000 for a 9 gig hard drive in 1992. (I couldn't wait). Now I can buy 500 gigs for a fraction of that. Oh well, live and learn. The reason integrated circuits came down was the government placed massive orders. How about we put these lights in every new federal building, post office, school and municipal building. The price would drop like Bush's approval ratings.
    philbangs
  • brilliant!
    i'm all about designing some cool, interactive light sculptures & getting some stock in a company that manufactures planilum!
    blackdaylight

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