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Recently added to SimplyLED, the Osram collection. The company behind the lighting of the Sistine Chapel: Osram has recently fitted the Vatican’s...

King of Great Britain and Ireland for 60 momentous years, George III was a man of deep contrasts. During his reign from...

Often viewed as being at the forefront of modern energy efficient lighting, it may come as a surprise to learn that the...

Imagine you’re living two thousand years ago. There are no LEDs, let alone standard lights. When darkness falls, you can see only...

After the horrors of the First World War (1914 – 1918) came the Roaring Twenties. This is remembered as a decade of...

Around 1900, Queen Victoria is reputed to have said ‘we are not amused.’ Whether she did of course is a matter of...

If Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were alive today, what would they make of LED lighting? Both were scholars, architects and engineers...

As you sit in front of your PC, laptop or even your smart phone or iPad in a well-lit room, warmed by...

LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) are not a new technology. When they first appeared in commercial use in the late 1960s, only red...

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