| Solid State Lighting Last 10 Times Longer Than CFLs with NO Harmful Mercury |
| | Solid-state lighting, or SSL, could be the next big thing in residential lighting. SSL refers to a type of bulb—or lamp, in industry parlance—that uses the movement of electrons through a semiconductor material to generate light. The semiconductor is in a solid block form, hence “solid state.” Because there’s no filament that heats up (and eventually burns out), SSL is up to 50 times more efficient than incandescent bulbs, claim manufacturers. SSL is also said to last as much as 10 times longer than compact fluorescent lighting and contains none of the potentially harmful mercury that has brought CFLs image down to earth and made recycling them a hassle.Read the full Consumer Report. article. |
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| Bosch Appliance Awards & Reviews |
| | Bosch received the highest numerical score with dishwashers and clothes dryers in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Major Home Appliance StudySM. Study based on 12,656 total responses measuring 11 brands of dishwashers and 10 brands of clothes dryers and measures opinions of consumers during the previous 24 months. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed in July and September 2006. Your experiences may vary. |
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