The World Of Lighting

The world of lighting has undergone some radical changes in the last few years

. The demise of the filament bulbs has probably been the most noticeable alteration, as householders around the country have found themselves forced to switch to low energy bulbs for their lighting needs, but this is only one aspect of the desire for low energy light sources that is driving towards development in the lighting industry.

Yet the increasing environmental awareness of lighting providers hasn"t diminished the demand for lighting in the slightest, indeed walk around any town or city and you"ll still see an enormous variety of lighting on display. What these environmental pressures have done is forced lighting manufacturers to think more radically about what they use for their light sources, and that has been a major factor behind the increasing use of electroluminescent wire for many lighting designs.

The technology behind electroluminescent wire (EL wire) is actually incredibly simple " you take a standard wire, coat it in phosphor and then cover it in a protective PVC layer, and then when current is passed along the wire, the phosphor glows and emits light.

As the technology is so easy to manufacture, it"s possible to create an incredible variety of different lighting effects for an extremely low cost. The wire used in electroluminescent displays is incredibly easily shaped - you can literally bend it into any position you want and it will stay in that shape. So when you compare the complexity of creating and shaping a neon lighting design with the simplicity of creating one out electroluminescent wire, it"s not hard to figure out why neon"s days are numbered.

Electroluminescent lighting offers a number of advantages over other lighting technology, perhaps the most important one being that it doesn"t give off any heat. This not only means that electroluminescent wire is incredibly safe to use, but it also allows it to be used practically anywhere. Whereas you"d be a fool to put a traditional light source close to wood or paper, you can now do so with no risk. In fact, one of the areas where electroluminescent wire is proving particularly popular is in the clothing industry, as a light source can be now worn right next to the skin with no ill effects. This exciting development hasn"t just benefited manufacturers of safety gear either, fashion designers and architects are now using electroluminescent wire to add eye catching colour and functionality to their creations.

Perhaps one of the most exciting areas where EL wire is being used is in the field of amateur electronics. Enthusiasts and hobbyists have been quick to cotton on to the many potential uses of electroluminescent technology, and are now using it for everything from creating personalised lighting displays to adding functionality or a high tech look to their self-built robots. The popularity of electroluminescent wire among the amateur electronic community has boosted in such a way that it"s so readily and cheaply available "" companies like Proto-PIC (http://proto-pic.co.uk/blue-electroluminescent-wire-el-wire/) offer a huge range of varying colours and lengths of EL wire at prices starting from under three pounds.

by: Ewan Fisher

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