University of Toronto graduate launched the micro bulb innovation

Jointly invented such "micro bulb" Christian Yan (from left to right), Tom Rodinger and Gimmy Chu

Three days before, a graduate student at University of Toronto, in the network (KickStarter), proposed fundraising world the most energy-efficient light bulb "micro bulb" (nanolight) of the invention, and in the three member team of the invention, there are two chinese.

As the micro electric bulb brightness, 12 watts, 100 watts of electricity of traditional light bulb; spend 400 yuan to buy 30 traditional light bulbs, its service life is equivalent to only spend 50 yuan to buy a micro bulb can be used; and more than the traditional micro bulb lamp, use a long time will not burn hands.

Micro bulb is developed by many applied science and mechanical engineering graduate student Christian Yan, Tom Rodinger, Gimmy Chu three, using many small light-emitting diodes and their design (LED), attached to the side of the circuit board folding type, as long as the face of a circuit board folding complete power supply is connected, the luminous body as can be used for a long time, it is not hot, environmental protection.

In fact, three people are together, because the Tom Rodinger at the completion of his PhD, and is studying electrical and computer engineering students in the third grade Christian Yan and Gimmy Chu, was involved in much of the "blue sky solar race", in order to develop a solar device for vehicle.

One of the inventors of Christian Yan said, originally just want to save money, development innovation, want to make something out of the ordinary, LED has been for a long time, but the application in the bulb is for the first time.

The reason why the invention mainly participate in online fundraising activities, we look forward to before March 8th, raised twenty thousand yuan target, but unexpectedly has attracted about 3000 investors, the sponsorship amount has reached 140 thousand yuan.

In the short term, Christian Yan and Tom Rodinger will continue to look for the right products in Asia; Gimmy Chu is currently in California, the United States, is responsible for the marketing plan of micro bulbs.

The three man team was to find the appropriate micro lighting wholesalers, in order to open the door and the sales, micro lighting manufacturers are interested in, including from Mexico, Brazil, Germany, France, Britain and Finland and other countries, at the same time, they have to apply for patents on micro bulb.