The Next Giant Leap

Tiger Green and our Elumenus products are “The Next giant Leap” in the way we illuminate our world is imminent, according to a paper recently published by professors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Innovations in photonics and solid state lighting is leading to trillions of dollars in cost savings, along with a massive reduction in the amount of energy required to light both commercial and residential facilities around the globe.

These next generation of lighting devices are based on light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that will not only supplant the common light bulb in coming years, but replace the now destined CFLs. The reports suggest that in addition to the environmental and cost benefits of LEDs, the technology is expected to enable a wide range of advances in areas as diverse as healthcare, transportation systems, digital displays, and computer networking.

"What the transistor meant to the development of electronics, the LED means to the field of photonics. This core device has the potential to revolutionize how we use light," wrote co-authors E. Fred Schubert and Jong Kyu Kim.