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  National Network of Shared Infrastructure Centers Needs for SMEs

  U.S. manufacturing suppliers must be able to affordably leverage predictive simulation-based design and manufacturing tools to both solve their problems and explore the wealth of innovative possibilities. A path forward must be developed which leverages our national strengths and is available to many through a shared infrastructure, so that we can all innovate smarter, faster, and more reliably. A number of significant ...more »

  U.S. manufacturing suppliers must be able to affordably leverage predictive simulation-based design and manufacturing tools to both solve their problems and explore the wealth of innovative possibilities. A path forward must be developed which leverages our national strengths and is available to many through a shared infrastructure, so that we can all innovate smarter, faster, and more reliably. A number of significant challenges are keeping the U.S. from reaching this goal. While nearly every company would say that they have problems that they cannot solve with their current computer systems, nearly all face systemic barriers to the use of HPC modeling and simulation. These include the lack of affordable, capable software; lack of sufficient human expertise; and the overall cost of entry. This is a problem too big for most small and medium sized companies to tackle alone. However, there is no clear bridge established to link these useful resources effectively in order to fully leverage those with the capabilities, resources and expertise with the manufacturers that need it most – the OEM supply chain. The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences supports the development of a national innovation network; a knowledge infrastructure which leverages the wealth of talent, ideas and facilities within our nation’s universities, national labs and industrial research centers so that we can innovate smarter, faster, and more predictably.

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  Modeling and simulation for the supply chain.

  The auto industry (automaker and its supply chain) needs standard procedures for modeling and simulating auto components and assemblies (similar to ASME/SAE procedures for testing). If NSTC can get experts in the auto industry to agree on a minimum set of standard procedures for "virtual testing", then NSTC will be providing an invaluable service to the entire supply chain. Of course, beyond this minimum, the automaker ...more »

  The auto industry (automaker and its supply chain) needs standard procedures for modeling and simulating auto components and assemblies (similar to ASME/SAE procedures for testing). If NSTC can get experts in the auto industry to agree on a minimum set of standard procedures for "virtual testing", then NSTC will be providing an invaluable service to the entire supply chain. Of course, beyond this minimum, the automaker will be able to dictate to its suppliers, modifications to the standard procedures for any specific application.

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  Help for Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers is needed

  The challenge facing manufacturers, especially small and medium sized companies, is that robust M&S has several barriers to use. First, the complexities of the systems are usually beyond the education and training levels of staff at a small manufacturer. In addition, the cost of both hardware and software are often beyond the means of manufacturers struggling to stay afloat. The way to address these barriers is by ...more »

  The challenge facing manufacturers, especially small and medium sized companies, is that robust M&S has several barriers to use. First, the complexities of the systems are usually beyond the education and training levels of staff at a small manufacturer. In addition, the cost of both hardware and software are often beyond the means of manufacturers struggling to stay afloat. The way to address these barriers is by making it easier, cheaper and providing the necessary training and expert support for small manufacturers to make the leap to enterprise-wide M&S use.

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  More emphasis and exposure for Manufacturing Process Modeling

  We need to elevate the support and interest in using M&S for process design and optimization. Not enough exposure is provided to this technology which has the potential to help our manufacturers become much more effective and efficient in how they make products. Too much enphasis in this field is put into the design and functionality of products and not enough into manufacturing. These manufacturing process modeling ...more »

  We need to elevate the support and interest in using M&S for process design and optimization. Not enough exposure is provided to this technology which has the potential to help our manufacturers become much more effective and efficient in how they make products. Too much enphasis in this field is put into the design and functionality of products and not enough into manufacturing. These manufacturing process modeling tools, if given visibility could be used to inspire careers in manufacturing long into the future....

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  Poor use of M&S domestically, except for OEMs

  The use of modeling and simulation is dependent on the size of the company being discussed. Large OEMs, both domestically and internationally know the power of M&S tools and use it in almost all aspects of their operations from product design to manufacturer and even remanufacture. Domestically, those number drop dramatically when you examine use in the small and medium sized manufacturer. The number of small and medium ...more »

  The use of modeling and simulation is dependent on the size of the company being discussed. Large OEMs, both domestically and internationally know the power of M&S tools and use it in almost all aspects of their operations from product design to manufacturer and even remanufacture. Domestically, those number drop dramatically when you examine use in the small and medium sized manufacturer. The number of small and medium sized companies internationally that make use of such tools is much higher. This is due to a number of reasons including customer requirements of the use of tools (done by some automotive OEMS overseas) and/or government support for the use of such tools (through subsidies, underwriting costs, etc).

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  Where's the help for USA Mfg President Obama talked about today?

  I hear President Obama talking to ME today. But somehow, I don't seem to be getting that kind of help with my "green" Small Business.. We hired our first employees this year, Thank you for the payroll tax breaks! HOWEVER, with two products that reduce fossil fuel consumption, and save small business owners money on their energy bills, $100K in tooling, $50K in patents internationally pending, and a combined net worth ...more »

  I hear President Obama talking to ME today. But somehow, I don't seem to be getting that kind of help with my "green" Small Business.. We hired our first employees this year, Thank you for the payroll tax breaks! HOWEVER, with two products that reduce fossil fuel consumption, and save small business owners money on their energy bills, $100K in tooling, $50K in patents internationally pending, and a combined net worth of $1,000,000, the SBA and Wells Fargo have turned us down flat for a $50K credit line to fund our growth. We were not eligible for the "green patents to the front of the line” program, simply because we filed with the PTO. Even though the PPA was filed here a long time ago, simply because we were in between USPTO PPA and "National Stage" filings...no help. We need real help...not lip service. Where do I go to get that??? Thank you for your time and consideration! John Bechtold, Principal, Bechtold Fleming Designs, LLC, John@Eco-Domes.com www.Eco-Domes.com

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  add another consideration

  You suggest time , cost, and quality are the three pillars of manufacturing. The past 10 years indicate that there is a fourth pillar, best called flexibility. It levels the other three and can show where there are shortages in the other three. For example, an automotive supplier that could not quickly adopt his manufacturing to other markets was out of business. Successful suppliers were able to change to address needs ...more »

  You suggest time , cost, and quality are the three pillars of manufacturing. The past 10 years indicate that there is a fourth pillar, best called flexibility. It levels the other three and can show where there are shortages in the other three. For example, an automotive supplier that could not quickly adopt his manufacturing to other markets was out of business. Successful suppliers were able to change to address needs in energy systems and other markets. If you consider the traditional aspects of manufacturing with this additional element, it changes the conversation.

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  Submitted by gary.conkol 1 year ago

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  Open collaboration and Education are needed for speedy implementation of developed technology:

  A gap between advanced science/theory and practical applications tends to exist in most manufacturing industry. To successful close this gap, we must have honest and open communications between theoreticians and practicianists. Without such a team effort, it would have been impossible to push for advanced innovations into a middlium size or the so-called low tech manufacturing environment. Education/ training for ...more »

  A gap between advanced science/theory and practical applications tends to exist in most manufacturing

  industry. To successful close this gap, we must have honest and open communications between

  theoreticians and practicianists. Without such a team effort, it would have been impossible to push for

  advanced innovations into a middlium size or the so-called low tech manufacturing environment.

  Education/ training for certain exisiting manufacturing industry is also important in order to upgrade the

  technical skills of the manufacturers so that advanced modeling technology could be easily incoporated

  into their work schedule. In addition, theory must be made simple and fully validated with physical

  phenomena such that it can be easily married with practical applications. Appropriate level of training

  can accelerate the validation and development of application software.

  I have also observed that a software that targeted a certain class of problems has become much more

  effective for solving those types of problems than a general purpose code. A general purpose code requires

  a large amount of storage space and more extensive computation resources for the same problem to be

  solved. As a result it is less efficient and effective. It appears that specialty application software is the way

  of the future, particularly for small and medium size manufacturers. This helps lower the cost and tailors

  highly to specific needs of the end users.

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  M&S is valuable throughout the product lifecycle

  Submitted on behalf of Caterpillar: M&S is valuable throughout the product lifecycle (concept, design, validation, product support, etc). However, the most value is in the concept and early design when the opportunity for exploration of the design space and product optimization exists. The real barrier here is the ability to build models that will accurately represent the real product’s performance in its expected ...more »

  Submitted on behalf of Caterpillar:

  M&S is valuable throughout the product lifecycle (concept, design, validation, product support, etc). However, the most value is in the concept and early design when the opportunity for exploration of the design space and product optimization exists. The real barrier here is the ability to build models that will accurately represent the real product’s performance in its expected application. This is particularly difficult when there is considerable new content in the design. As a designer of heavy equipment, we often have the ability to accurately model the physics of the equipment, but it is extremely difficult to accurately represent the boundary conditions (equipment interaction with the environment, operator response, expected application profiles, etc). The challenge also extends to integrating M&S of product design with M&S of the necessary manufacturing processes.

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  Our industry is very capital intensive...

  Submitted on behalf of Caterpillar:

  Our industry is very capital intensive and prototypes are costly. We are aware that most of our major competitors worldwide use M&S heavily in their product design. Our opinion is that M&S will become necessary for survival in our industry rather than a competitive advantage. Over time this will likely be true for most industries.

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  Industrial Hemp Manufacturing

  I suggest bringing more manufacturing jobs to America by allowing industrial hemp (not marijuana) to be grown and manufactured for use in the automobile, biofuel, clothing, construction, cosmetic, farming, food, and plastics industry. We are giving away this opportunity to every other industrialized nation while we are the primary market for all these products.

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  Simulation in biology and biomedicine

  The recent report on simulation and multiscale modeling in manufacturing and in physical processes was quite interesting. Many of the ideas expressed there are also being applied to biology and to understanding pathophysiology for medicine. The growth of genetic and imaging techniques is not yet matched by understanding of how and where to target therapies. I suggest that biological simulation and modeling be encouraged. ...more »

  The recent report on simulation and multiscale modeling in manufacturing and in physical processes was quite interesting. Many of the ideas expressed there are also being applied to biology and to understanding pathophysiology for medicine. The growth of genetic and imaging techniques is not yet matched by understanding of how and where to target therapies. I suggest that biological simulation and modeling be encouraged.

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  Smart Manufacturing Public Private Partnership Program

  We suggest establishing a “Smart Manufacturing” Public Private Partnership Program. “Smart Manufacturing” is the dramatically intensified application of manufacturing intelligence via advanced data analytics, modeling and simulation throughout the manufacturing and supply chain enterprise. A Smart Manufacturing public-private partnership program can revitalize America’s industrial sector by increasing global competitiveness ...more »

  We suggest establishing a “Smart Manufacturing” Public Private Partnership Program.

  “Smart Manufacturing” is the dramatically intensified application of manufacturing intelligence via advanced data analytics, modeling and simulation throughout the manufacturing and supply chain enterprise. A Smart Manufacturing public-private partnership program can revitalize America’s industrial sector by increasing global competitiveness and exports, providing sustainable jobs, and improving energy, environmental, health and safety performance by dealing with these comprehensively. IT-enabled smart factories and supply networks can better respond to national interests and U.S. strategic imperatives.

  Because it is a comprehensive program, smart manufacturing will be able to dramatically reduce production costs as much as eightfold (8x) depending on

  industry segment. Wide-spread application of digital factory enterprise tools will improve time-to-commercialize new products at least tenfold (10x). Virtual factory operational models can also cut maintenance costs on the order of 80 percent and substantially reduce safety incidents while improving energy efficiency by a quarter and overall operating efficiency by at least 10 percent. IT-enhanced and standardized supply networks can deliver step-change reductions in inventories and customers’ response times for customized products and facilitate traceability throughout the supply chain. For example, IT-connected supply networks can track carbon intensity of products and provide “carbon footprint” data on consumer packaging; and they can speed FDA recalls from months to minutes – helping save lives.

  An appropriation combined with matching co-investment, would create a Smart Manufacturing program with sufficient critical mass and initiate development of breakthrough methodologies to capture and apply “manufacturing intelligence.”

  -- A Smart Manufacturing program would convene companies, universities, government labs and manufacturing consortia in a collaboration with

  government agencies to standardize and enhance industrial plant floor and supply chain data capture technologies.

  -- It would establish a clearinghouse, gateway and technology transfer platform for core, community sourced simulation and modeling tools to unleash the meaningful uses of this “manufacturing intelligence.”

  -- A clearinghouse organization would support access by small, medium and large enterprises, would facilitate wide adoption and substantially shortened times to application across entire industries, and would promote innovation.

  -- Government funding would stimulate new overall investment and is essential to make the development, application and training associated with this game-changing technology economically viable.

  -- A Smart Manufacturing program catalyzes a re-imagining of how U.S. businesses do manufacturing and requires STEM-educated workers, better sensor technologies and modeling and simulation in all aspects of manufacturing.

  Time is of the essence. A very similar “Factories of the Future” public-private partnership program funded with 1.2 billion euros in the European Union 2009 economic stimulus package further validates the importance and urgency of establishing this program. Also, government

  support for new factories with the latest “smart manufacturing” technologies is also accelerating in emerging economies. By investing, the U.S. can change the way manufacturing is done and bend the economic, efficiency and competitiveness benefits in its direction.

  The Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition (SMLC) which includes a broad cross section of manufacturers, technology suppliers, manufacturing consortia, government laboratories and research universities across industry segments is recommending this Smart Manufacturing program to revitalize U.S. manufacturing.

  For a detailed Smart Manufacturing Program Statement, a Smart Process Manufacturing business and technology road map and extensive additional academic and industry input regarding this important subject, please include

  materials archived on our website

  http://smart-process-manufacturing.ucla.edu/ with our official public comment.

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  How come only 43 ideas here (including my one)?

  Surely something is fundamentally wrong with your open innovation process?

  For a community of 300 million.

  Time to inspire the idea-makers - real quick.

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  Anergy saving products and REAL WORK IDEA

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  Liaison with Native Americans to pay national debt

  Reconcile all native and indigenous peoples land and property contracts dating to the War of 1812 in exchange for revenue to pay off national debt. In exchange for selling this country into foreign debt recognize what is happening and fix the pervious problems before creating uncontrollable deleterious amounts of new finance and ownership problems. **Prove your democratic process*** 1) Liaison with me to form a First ...more »

  Reconcile all native and indigenous peoples land and property contracts dating to the War of 1812 in exchange for revenue to pay off national debt. In exchange for selling this country into foreign debt recognize what is happening and fix the pervious problems before creating uncontrollable deleterious amounts of new finance and ownership problems.

  **Prove your democratic process***

  1) Liaison with me to form a First Nations reconciliation and sovereign wealth fund that will use tribal revenues to pay down national debt in return for honoring and modernizing the Native American life support and past contracts.

  2) A country can not sell land and property to foreign countries that it stole from first nations, in a Democracy. Instead of China owning American Real Estate and public lands.....honor the past and broken contracts of the government to the first nations. A country can not progress and grow until it faces its shortcomings that it denies exist. The original land owners demand first negotiations not just for respect but to be given the chance to improve the country representing them.

  3) Give the Native American people the chance to re-enter the commerce and wealth creation world. Until a country treats its people the way it wants to be treated their will be many forms of civil war.

  4) There is no justice and success with out honoring the past and allowing the people of this country to heal its sickening and poisonous manners.

  5) Search out and account for the ignorant and abusive individuals who perpetrate hostility in positions of authority and force them be dealt with appropriately.

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  Implement Workforce Education in Computational Science

  We suggest you integrate workforce education in computational science into the plan. The Ohio Supercomputer Center supports the National Science and Technology Council Fast-Track Action Committee on Computational Modeling and Simulation report and echoes its assessment and recommendations on the challenges facing manufacturing’s use of modeling and simulation and the solutions that must be enacted to increase America’s ...more »

  We suggest you integrate workforce education in computational science into the plan.

  The Ohio Supercomputer Center supports the National Science and Technology Council Fast-Track Action Committee on Computational Modeling and Simulation report and echoes its assessment and recommendations on the challenges facing manufacturing’s use of modeling and simulation and the solutions that must be enacted to increase America’s competitiveness.

  Developed in 2004, OSC’s Blue Collar Computing (www.bluecollarcomputing.org) program was one of the first formal industrial outreach programs to address the “missing middle” represented experienced by industry users by providing them with advanced modeling and simulation resources, workforce training, and expertise. Public and private sector partnerships to promote advanced modeling and simulation are essential to accelerate product development, promote process improvements, and solve challenging industrial problems by replacing costly and time-consuming physical processes. It is also used to optimize plant and facility design, promoting efficiency and utilization while reducing waste such as emissions, noise and raw materials.

  OSC’s resources include hardware, software and workforce education. Additionally, OSC provides the required outreach, technical assistance and training to increase employer understanding and adoption to “close the expertise gap.” For example, OSC has implemented computational industry-specific portals with state Edison Centers to allow a wide range of industrial clients to focus on their content expertise in welding or polymers and learn to apply modeling to problem solving in a simple web-based environment.

  One essential element that is currently missing in the expedited manufacturing plan is the implementation of industrial workforce education in computational science. Adding an education component to the plan will allow manufacturers to hire and retain employees who already possess adequate skills and background to work in this advanced technological environment. In addition to a higher education minor and associate’s program, the Ralph Regula School of Computational Science is working with Ohio community colleges, Edison centers, and the National Association of Manufacturers to implement “stackable” certificates for manufacturing that focus on skills needed by employers, from basic to advanced modeling and simulation certification.

  By increasing access to advanced modeling and simulation technologies and providing suitable training, U.S. manufacturing will be positioned as a global leader in the industrial adoption of this emerging technology.

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  Simulation in Process Design in the Service Sector

  expand the use of simulation in the process design arena in the service sector, particularly government. The amount of processing in social service agencies, and the associated variaibility, and the sheer scale, make it an ideal opportunity for the application of simulation-based engineering

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  National Child Welfare Database

  There needs to be a National / International database created for child abuse referrals, allegations, and substantiations. This newly created database would be similar to NCIC/Interpol that houses convictions for criminals. This database would only be utilized by law enforcement and child welfare agencies; however, such a database would alleviate the possibility of allowing wrongful people to adopt, enter into guardianships, ...more »

  There needs to be a National / International database created for child abuse referrals, allegations, and substantiations. This newly created database would be similar to NCIC/Interpol that houses convictions for criminals. This database would only be utilized by law enforcement and child welfare agencies; however, such a database would alleviate the possibility of allowing wrongful people to adopt, enter into guardianships, or become foster parents. This newly created database would also assist child welfare entities in tracking out of state/country child welfare cases for those who have newly entered into the child welfare system. Such a creation would assist the most important client of all - our children.

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  K-12 Teacher Pre-service and in-service:

  I suggest that mathematics and science content that are relevant to a teacher's understanding of modeling and simulation be included in teacher training programs at colleges and universities. This would include math topics such as numerical integration (euler, runge-kutta methods) and impact of computers as finite automata such as word-length, round off errors, and model errors. Similar material should be made available ...more »

  I suggest that mathematics and science content that are relevant to a teacher's understanding of modeling and simulation be included in teacher training programs at colleges and universities. This would include math topics such as numerical integration (euler, runge-kutta methods) and impact of computers as finite automata such as word-length, round off errors, and model errors. Similar material should be made available as in-service for teachers and supervisors already in the k-12 workforce. Teachers should also receive training in the broad range of uses (and potential pitfalls from misuse) of modeling and simulation today - from design of planetary science missions by nasa to design of new aircraft carriers for the Navy to design of new national air traffic system by the faa to understanding of spread of disease and epidemics to predictions of sea-level rise due to storms or global climate change...

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  Regarding Breadth of Modeling & Sim in K-12 Curriculum

  I suggest that the question be larger than materials manufacturing curriculum, and rather talk about the use and potential misuse of modeling and simulation across all fields of science and engineering. The Commonwealth of Virginia recently included modeling and simulation as a part of their science content standards to be implemented in 2011. Modeling and simulation is an element of all standards from sixth grade through ...more »

  I suggest that the question be larger than materials manufacturing curriculum, and rather talk about the use and potential misuse of modeling and simulation across all fields of science and engineering. The Commonwealth of Virginia recently included modeling and simulation as a part of their science content standards to be implemented in 2011. Modeling and simulation is an element of all standards from sixth grade through 12th grade (physics) with for some reason the exception of earth science. there is some considerable misunderstanding by k-12 educators who developed the standards as to what modeling and simulation is...and is not. some k-12 educators see it as simply a passive game of simulation that replaces real-world lab experiments. these educators fail to understand the importance of the underlying model, the value of the modeling process, and how modeling and simulation is blended with physical lab experiments to reach scientific conclusions and/or successful engineering designs. this is understandable in that very few k-12 educators have experience with modeling and simulation in their formal education or through being embedded with government labs or industry during their summer time off from teaching. (further comments under "academic/professional training")

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  Design testing and variants

  - Design testing is perhaps the most valuable category of use. - Also, SBE&S can be used to guide the design of physical experiments. - Manufacturing simulation is also valuable. This response is submitted on behalf of the University of Minnesota (Medical Device Center, Computer Science & Engineering, Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory) and industry partners including Boston Scientific Corporation ...more »

  - Design testing is perhaps the most valuable category of use.

  - Also, SBE&S can be used to guide the design of physical experiments.

  - Manufacturing simulation is also valuable.

  This response is submitted on behalf of the University of Minnesota (Medical Device Center, Computer Science & Engineering, Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory) and industry partners including Boston Scientific Corporation and Ethicon Endosurgery, a Johnson & Johnson company. Virtual Engineering is a core strategy for new product development at Boston Scientific Corporation. In addition, the views and research expressed have been informed by ongoing collaborations with partners including senior computational modeling experts at Medtronic and St. Jude Medical.

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  Green Technologies Across Borders

  Towards Post-Fukushima. Green Technologies Across Borders United Green Nations (UGNs) is the newest system of global ecological security and sustainable development. This sytem is based on the footprinting metrics (that is more usable at the level of decision making than the global metrics) and offers lots of new approaches, stimuli and tools. For more information, please visit http://ugn.ucoz.org One of the key campaigns, ...more »

  Towards Post-Fukushima. Green Technologies Across Borders

  United Green Nations (UGNs) is the newest system of global ecological security and sustainable development. This sytem is based on the footprinting metrics (that is more usable at the level of decision making than the global metrics) and offers lots of new approaches, stimuli and tools.

  For more information, please visit http://ugn.ucoz.org

  One of the key campaigns, named Green Technologies Across Borders, that leads us to the UGNs is free transfering green technologies across the national and corporative borders.

  An idea of this campaign is very simple.

  Global community must select the best today green technologies protected by patents (licenses), buyout these patents with discount in favour of special foundation, named Humanity Green Heritage, established under the auspices of United Nations and thereby provide fully free access of global community to these technologies.

  For more information, please visit http://www.causes.com/causes/596997-united-green-nations-humanity-green-heritage/about

  Add your voice at http://www.causes.com/causes/596997-united-green-nations-humanity-green heritage?recruiter_id=117731927

  Catastrophic events at Fukushima NPS, Japan, must whip the global movement towards the United Green Nations!

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  WHAT ARE LED LIGHTS MADE OF?

  From MAURICIO RIESCO C.E.O. TSC Design Unless a person is well versed in electronics and physics, it may be difficult to answer the question, "What are LED lights made of?" Actually, a very simplistic short answer would be that LED lights are comprised of light emitting diodes and electrical circuitry that converts energy into visible light. The process is actually a whole lot more in depth than that, so a better question ...more »

  From MAURICIO RIESCO C.E.O. TSC Design

  Unless a person is well versed in electronics and physics, it may be difficult to answer the question, "What are LED lights made of?" Actually, a very simplistic short answer would be that LED lights are comprised of light emitting diodes and electrical circuitry that converts energy into visible light. The process is actually a whole lot more in depth than that, so a better question would actually be, "What are LED lights used for?" By understanding their practical applications, and how they benefit is, the question regarding their makeup becomes a moot point. What are LED lights made of? They are made of materials that save consumers money while protecting the environment against the destruction caused by other forms of artificial lights.

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  LED Lights VS Incandescent Lights

  For years, the incandescent light has been an exclusive form of lighting for household use. It's only been in the last couple of decades that other more efficient forms of light sources were harnessed and put to use in home lighting products. Incandescent lighting has a couple of draw backs, primarily the excessive amount of energy it requires to function and the overabundance of heat created in the process. LED lights in contrast use about 80% less energy than incandescent lights do, and they do not become hot, no matter how long they are in use. For these reasons the LED light is virtually taking over the tasks that have always been employed by the incandescent light.

  LED Lights VS CFL Bulbs

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  CFL bulbs are compact fluorescent light bulbs that have become quite a big part of household use in the past decade. Fluorescent light sources have been seen for several decades in such applications as commercial lighting. They are the tubular lights that many people see in these buildings, and are often installed under ceiling panels. They were originally developed for energy conservation; however, these bulbs contain mercury and other toxic gasses. Because of the improper disposal of these bulbs that has become a huge concern, LED lights have stepped up in terms of being a safer and more reliable alternative. LED lights also conserve even more energy that the CFL bulbs do.

  Practical Use of the LED

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  LED lights have a beautiful and brilliant array of color availability without sacrificing any of the quality of light that comes from other, inferior light sources. In addition, they use an extremely lower amount of energy to operate. They are quickly becoming a favorite among many people.

  Although consumers still ask, "What are LED lights made of?" they really should be asking what they are not made of. LED lights do not contain any environmental or health related toxic materials. There are no hazardous metals used in the manufacturing process and they do not contain lethal gasses. LED lights are made of a series of electronic pieces that emit photons (light waves) when energy is introduced to them. They are safe for humans and the environment alike, and are the most energy efficient source of artificial light available. What are LED lights made of? Nothing short of a miracle.

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