Following is a text version of Jim Brodrick's opening presentation video from theĀ February 2010 DOE SSL R&D Workshop in Raleigh, North Carolina.
One idea lit up the world.
Lighting kept improving our lives.
Then came the SSL revolution.
Offering new possibilities and unprecedented energy savings.
LEDs have come a long way and yet barriers remain.
Efficiency
Manufacturing Defects
Spectral Efficiency
Lumen Maintenance
Cost
Droop
Thermal Management
Color Consistency
Congress to DOE: This technology has tremendous potential. Accelerate its development.
SSL Research. Leading the way to new frontiers of light.