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This page lists articles in the popular and trade media referring to work conducted by the Lumina Project.
Berkeley Lab News Release - "Modern Off-grid Lighting Could Create 2 Million New Jobs in Developing World." [online][PDF]
Photonics - "Solar Lighting Could Create 2 Million Jobs in Developing Countries." [online][PDF]
LED Magazine (Netherlands) - "LED Magazine - Offgrid led-verlichting Kan 2 Miljoen Banen Creëren" (Off-grid LED Lighting Can Create 2 Million Jobs) [online][PDF]
GreenTechMedia - "Off-grid LED Lighting Could Create 2 Million Jobs" [online][PDF]
PV Magazine - "Off-grid solar lighting could add 2m jobs to developing nations, finds Berkeley Lab." [online][PDF]
Hans India (India) - "Solar-LED Lanterns Can Spur Jobs" [online][PDF]
Noticias de la Ciencia y la Tecnologia (Spain) - "La Iluminación Mediante Linternas Recargables con Energía solar" (Lighting with Solar Rechargeable Lanterns) [online][PDF]
Rinnovabili: Energia (Italy) - "Dall’illuminazione Off Grid Benefici Per Ambiente e Occupazione" (Off-grid Lighting Benefits the Environment and Employment) [online][PDF]
CleanTechnica - "Conversion To Solar-LED Lighting In Developing Countries Could Create 2 Million New Jobs" [online][PDF]
Technology.org - "Modern Off-Grid Lighting Could Create 2 Million New Jobs in Developing World" [online][PDF]
EnergyMatters.com (Australia) - "Off-Grid Solar Lighting Could Generate Millions Of Jobs" [online][PDF]
ECN - "Modern Off-grid Lighting Could Create 2 Million New Jobs in Developing World" [online][PDF]
The Asian Age (India) - "Solar Lighting Could Create 2 Million Jobs" [online][PDF]
The Economic Times (India) - "Solar Lighting Could Create 2 Million Jobs in Developing World" [online][PDF]
The New Indian Express (India) - "Replacing Kerosene Lanterns with Solar-LEDs Can Spur Jobs" [online][PDF]
Elekroda.pl (Poland) - "Niezale?ne Od Sieci Systemy Zasilania Wygeneruj? Dwa Miliony Miejsc Pracy" (Off-grid Power Systems will Generate Jobs) [online][PDF]
Mills, E. 2015. "Can Technology Free Developing Countries from Light Poverty?" The Guardian, July 30. [PDF]
Newsweek - How the Blue LED Changed the World, and Won a Nobel Prize - October 7, 2014 [online][PDF]
Yahoo! Small Business Advisor - Lights On: From Africa to the US via China, American Light Works Flashlight Works Every Time - August 22, 2014 [online] [PDF]
Discovery News - Solar-powered Bulbs Brighten Off-Grid Homes - January 17, 2013 [online]
CNN - Solar Lamps Replace Toxic Kerosene in Poorest Countries - January 10, 2012 [online][PDF]
The China Daily (China) - The Future Looks Solar Bright for Herders' Kids - September 13, 2011 [online][PDF]
New York Times - Bringing Clean Light to Poor Nations and Moving Beyond Charity. - October 20, 2010 [online][PDF]
TIME - Energy: Will Efficiency Lead to More Consumption? - September 30, 2010 - [online][PDF]
Home Power - The Lumina Project - Jun/Jul 2010 [Online] [ PDF]
Planetwize - Africa: To LED, or not to LED? - September 28, 2009 [Online] [PDF]
Popular Mechanics - How Cheap LEDs Could Efficiently Power Africa and Beyond - February 7, 2008 [Online] [PDF]
Newsweek - A Glimpse of Light in the Distance - November 12, 2007 [Online]
New York Times - Lighting the Way - May 25, 2007 [Online] [PDF]
New York Times - Solar Flashlight Lets Africa's Sun Deliver the Luxury of Light to the Poorest Villages - May 20, 2007 [Online] [PDF]
Forbes - Eco-Solutions: Commentary - April 23, 2007 [Online]
Dallas Morning News - Lighting the Way out of Poverty - February 5, 2007 [Online] [PDF]
LEDs Magazine - IFC Project Stimulates LED Market for Off-Grid Lighting - December 2006 [Online] [PDF]
Time - "The New Electric Lamp" (about spinoff from Stanford course) (2006) [Online] [PDF]
LEDs Magazine - IFC Project Stimulates LED Market for Off-Grid Lighting [Online] [PDF]
New Materials International - Berkeley Lab Scientist Proposes Solution to Reduce Developing World's Expensive, Polluting Fuel-based Lighting [Online] [PDF]
Science News - Illuminating Changes: Conventional Light Bulbs May Soon be Obsolete [Online] [PDF]
Stanford Business Magazine - LED Lamps Light the Way for Social Entrepreneurs [Online] [PDF]
LIGHTimes Online - Commentary and Perspective [Online] [PDF]
Electronic Design Update - LEDs Illuminate Third World's Future [Online] [PDF]
The Agonist - The Specter of Fuel-Based Lighting [Online] [PDF]
Solid-State Lighting of China - LEDs Offer Alternative to Polluting, Fuel-based Lighting [PDF]
LBNL View - Romantic Vacation Leads to Scientific Journey [Online] [PDF]
Cox and NY Times Newswires - Switching on a New Kind of Efficient, Cheap Lights [Online] [PDF]
NextBillion.net - Off-grid Rural Electrification for $25 [Online] [PDF]
SustainableBusiness.com - Study Finds Huge Potential for White LEDs in the Developing World [Online] [PDF]
LED Center - LEDs Can Replace Fuel-based Lighting [Online] [PDF]
Triple Pundit - More LED Potential for Developing World [Online] [PDF]
EERE News - Study Finds Huge Potential for White LEDs in the Developing World [Online] [PDF]
Perfectdisplay.com - Technology News: Berkeley Lab Makes Case against Lanterns: 1.3 Million Barrels of Oil a Day [Online] [PDF]
LEDs Magazine - LEDs Offer Alternative to Polluting, Fuel-Based Lighting [Online] [PDF]
Engineering On-Line - An Illuminating Study [Online]
All-American Patriots - Berkeley Lab Scientist Proposes Solution to Reduce Developing World's Expensive, Polluting Fuel-Based Lighting [Online] [PDF]
Ascribe Newswire - Berkeley Lab Scientist Proposes Solution to Reduce Developing World's Expensive, Polluting Fuel-Based Lighting [Online] [PDF]
YubaNet - Berkeley Lab Scientist Proposes Solution to Reduce Developing World's Expensive, Polluting Fuel-Based Lighting [Online] [PDF]