This week Jake Adams does a great interview with Tullio del Aquilla, a real leader in the LED lighting industry. This is a great interview for anyone interested in Lighting technologies and LEDs.
Here is a list of items discussed in this interview
Introductions
how LEDs got started in the hobby
Where LED moonlights came from
Hi flux and low flux LED
LED environmental requirements
Details of LEDs wavelength output
LEDs ability to target the wavelengths needed by coral
Directivity of LEDs and how that affects there use
Luminous Efficiency of LED, and comparison to other lighting types
How LEDs work
Columniation (Focusing) vs reflected light
why aren't LED lights everywhere, what's the hold up
LEDs do not emit UV, how will that affect coral
Thoughts on Commercial LED fixtures