LED lamp

One of the research projects Terdiman got to see revolved around the idea of making cost-efficient LED lighting systems. GE says that LEDs will replace every other light bulb technology in the next five to 10 years.

Seen here is a 1,500-lumen LED lamp. GE Research asked that the front of the lamp not be shown for competitive reasons. In order to make this lamp cool enough to operate safely and efficiently, GE is using several special synthetic jets that use piezo electric actuators. The lamp has been tested for more than 3,000 hours so far, but its design goal is more than 50,000 hours.

Click here to read the related story on the projects of GE Research, and click here to check out the entire Road Trip 2010 package.