Two world-class lighting firms are competing for a $5 million contract to illuminate the Empire State Building. Color Kinetics and Philips Electronics each projected new lighting patterns on floors 72 to 81 of building early this morning. For decades, only nine colors have been used to light the building, but whichever firm wins the contract will incorporate LEDs–which can produce millions of colors–to illuminate the beloved skyscraper. more [NYT]
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Firms vie to light up the ESB
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