LED lighting is the future. This is going to reduce our electric consumption in a big way. We’re using LEDs in bike lights, flash lights and stop lights, but because of various challenges, we haven’t reached the point where we can use them everywhere in our houses. This article in the NYTimes shows and interesting concept to solve one of the challenges — heat.

Because LED light sources generate all their heat through the rear, manufacturers are adding heat sinks to dramatically increase the surface area and let the heat dissipate rapidly. Without them, the LED fixture would lose its color accuracy and have a dramatically shortened life.

I love the track lighting concept — it looks good.