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Spinoff story
LED Lighting Improves Efficiency, Imaging, Cuts Maintenance
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
In an effort to improve energy efficiency, Stennis Space Center issued two STTR contracts in 2009 to Solon, Ohio-based Energy Focus to develop LED-based replacements for lighting in two rocket engine test stands. While crafting floodlights and general area lights, all for use in hazardous areas, the company developed heat-management and beam-focusing techniques that have improved efficiency and lifespan in its other LED lighting, and the work also led to commercial lighting for hazardous areas.