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Arts, Culture & Media
Cinematographer John Bailey
Arts, Culture & Media
Lisa Yuskavage & Johannes Vermeer
Arts, Culture & Media
Cinematographer John Bailey
Arts, Culture & Media
A Dutch Designer Takes Inspiration from the Environment
K. Subramania is one of Essmart’s first dealers in rural India. He bought a solar-powered light from Essmart, and since then he's sold at least 300 of them to his customers.
Development
A start-up in India treats the poor as discerning customers, not aid recipients
A life-size cardboard cutout photo of Japanese scientist Hiroshi Amano, a professor at Nagoya University, is surrounded by his laboratory staff members as they raise hands and shout "Banzai", or "Cheers."
Science
The blue LED just won the Nobel Prize, but we’ve been reaping its benefits for years
Environment
Scientist makes breakthrough on effort to create non-explosive fertilizer
NASA funds ‘warp speed’ research
Development & Education
Inventor works to save lives in the developing world
Environment
Shedding light on the light bulbs debate
Arts, Culture & Media
Orthodox Jew brings faith to hip-hop, reggae
Environment
New energy standards for light bulbs
Conflict & Justice
Breakthrough on Effort to Create Non-Explosive Fertilizer
A Bright Idea?
Living on Earth:
Season of Light
Pundits Blow Whistle on Green Police
Cool Fix- Light Pollution Solutions
Listener Letters
Bright Lights, Big City
Broken Bulb Dreams
Bright Ideas on Energy Efficiency
Revolutionary Lighting
Revolutionary Lighting
Technology Note/Solar Surgery
Arts, Culture & Media
Design for the Real World: Neon
Arts, Culture & Media
Portable light kits and the Huichol people
Arts, Culture & Media
Fireworks shortage