Richard Gaughan
Contributing Writer
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Richard Gaughan is an optical systems engineer who has developed advanced technologies for a variety of ground, airborne, and satellite-based systems. As a science writer, he has written well over 100 articles covering such topics as advanced x-ray imaging techniques, building atoms from antimatter, and agricultural applications for remote sensing.
He is the author of Accidental Genius: The World's Greatest By-Chance Discoveries, a collection of anecdotes describing scientific discoveries wherein luck played a part.
Latest Articles
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A New State of Lighting—Solid State Lighting from LEDs
Solid state lighting (SSL) uses computer-chip-like crystals to emit light. The mechanism by which they generate light makes them efficient and controllable.
Mar 29, 2011
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Zapping Atoms - How Fluorescent Lamps Work
Compact fluorescents (CFLs)-energy-saving, weird-looking, or ugly. No matter what you think of them, their physics gives them efficiency.
Mar 29, 2011
- Richard Gaughan
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Hot Bodies — How Incandescent Bulbs Work
Incandescent bulbs have become-literally-a fixture of modern life. We're used to them, but they're a long way from an ideal light source.
Mar 29, 2011
- Richard Gaughan
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Not Your Grandpa's Bulb: The Physics of Lighting
Today's consumer can choose from incandescent, fluorescent, and solid-state lighting. The science behind each drives their performance.
Mar 29, 2011
- Richard Gaughan
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The Best and the Brightest LED Luminaires: DOE's Annual List
Architects like solid-state lighting, but they've been burned by extravagant performance claims. DOE's Next Generation Luminaire™ program eases the problem.
Mar 5, 2011
- Richard Gaughan
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Photovoltaic Cells: Deployment Accelerates as Industry Innovates
Getting energy from the sun is an age-old dream. Now improvements in design, manufacturing, and deployment processes are turning that dream into reality.
Mar 2, 2011
- Richard Gaughan
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Research and Development Empowers Solid-State Lighting
R&D in solid-state lighting (SSL) reduces future energy demands. The Department of Energy, in collaboration with industry, guides the development of SSL.
Feb 9, 2011
- Richard Gaughan
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NASA Scientists Describe a Complex Lunar Environment
Scientists on NASA's LCROSS team describe a lunar environment where water on the moon is deposited, created, heated, and cooled to create mineral oases.
Oct 21, 2010
- Richard Gaughan
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