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Originally Posted by NiHaoMike
Is there a reason why it couldn't scale up? Sure, a little 5mm LED isn't enough for general lighting, but an array of them work great.
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Sorry I'm so late getting back, my ISP has a less-than-stunning record of reliability.
It would absolutely have to scale up.
I looked at the Ars Technica
article and according to that, the FIPEL emitter produces light only 1/25 as intense as a full moon. Now we can all agree that on a clear night a full moon is actually pretty bright, making the landscape light enough to see your way around very clearly...but that's a long way away from actually
bright.
I reckon if you were to make the entire ceiling a lighting emitter at that level of intensity it would work...but who wants to replace the entire ceiling when it stops being bright enough? I don't think this technology is ready for prime time. It has a way to go yet.