Hank [BS/MSEE,
MSM $$$, Ph.D. Mgmt] teaches Entrepreneurship
&
Innovation and Marketing
@ Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana USA.
His interests include students, anything involving technology, Social
Marketing,
brain-computer interfaces, and boomers as
entrepreneurs. He is also coordinator of Purdue's Certificate
in Entrepreneurship Program. Hank can be
reached 24/7 here: hank -at-entr200-dot-com.
I’ve embedded a description of a cool product that purports to conduct sunlight to rooms not otherwise available to sunlight. This would be something for many dull classrooms @ Purdue and other universities. BTW, it is a fiber optic cable that guides sunlight with little light loss. Hank
Interesting concept, and a quick way to drop energy bills in office buildings, schools etc… I just wonder how cost effective it actually is, Fiber optics are not exactly free…
It would be interesting to see if they could add on big light to it, so at night or when the sun goes out there would only be one light to turn on for the whole building. Generally speaking one giant machine tends to be more efficient than hundreds of little ones.
I am also shocked they have not added mirrors to it, this would help with cloudy days and/or just getting more light through one “skyport”.
Jim
I should have thought of this…