Friday, May 11, 2012

Panasonic sends 100,000 LEDs down Tokyo river, mates tech with tradition

If you'd been by the shore of the Sumida River in central Tokyo this past weekend, you might have noticed that it was glowing a special shade of blue. That's because Panasonic decided to kick off the primary-ever Tokyo Hotaru (fireflies) festival by sending 100,000 EVERLED light bulbs down the river, both to imitate fireflies in addition to to pay homage to a Japanese tradition of floating candles at the water. Before you cringe an excessive amount of on the thought about the environmental impact, rest assured that Panasonic minimized the footprint of its aquatic LED parade. All of the bulbs ran on solar energy (presumably, charged in the course of the day) that kept Evolta batteries fed inside, and the whole lot was scooped up in a enormous net afterwards. We adore the exhibition as a big-scale demo of sustainable lighting -- you can just are looking to avoid fishing along the Sumida's shoreline for awhile when you catch a straggler.



From WhatNewsToday.net

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