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Murray Tovi, in 1987, discovered that four neon tubes comprised separately of red, yellow blue and green emissions produced the same amount of white light, incombination, of four white fluorescent tubes of the same total wattage. Its first application was as an art form (see Functional Energy Art) that produced energy efficient illumination replicating fluorescent light (warm or cool white), incandescent light, daylight (dawn to dusk), etc. simply by controlling the voltages going into the multi-colored neon tubes making up the sculpture.
Thus, conventional illumination devices, when there is a benefit, could hypothetically be replaced with this new approach. For example, in a zoo, replicating the sunlight spectrum of a natural habitat for endangered species or an old age home in Minnesota replicating the Sun in Miami Beach, etc. The first prototype is planned for 2002. For more information contact Tovi Sciences. Web Site Maintained & Hosted by Globalsites.net, Inc. |
