Word: halogens
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Microwave ovens are fast and easy, but they can't broil, caramelize, steam, grill or roast food. The new Wolf/FlashBake 120 by Quadlux in Fremont, Calif., cooks nearly as fast as a microwave but runs on halogen lights controlled by a computer chip. Infrared rays brown the food while visible and near visible light penetrates and cooks it. First used in commercial kitchens in 1993, the new FlashBake oven for home use will cost $1,400 to $1,600 when it goes on sale...
...those newly-upgraded students have reached the light at the end of the tunnel; they and their elders live in beautiful Houses in the Quad and on the River, illuminated with both brilliant minds and brilliant halogen lamps which, as students 19 years old and above, they are mature enough to use responsibly...
...installation of fluorescent lamps in the Yard is a welcome change; in fact, it should have been done last year when the ban on halogen lamps was first announced. Yard residents need some means of illuminating their rooms, and the fluorescent lamps are also said to be energy efficient...
...lighting is as effective as it is purported to be, fluorescent lamps should be installed in all the Houses as soon as possible. After all, if the college provided adequate lighting, students wouldn't have to buy halogens in the first place. Until students offer their feedback on the forthcoming lamps, however, it may be too early to celebrate--and still unrealistic to ban halogen lamps...
...lighting in our buildings is, as a rule, universally poor, and the risk of fires from halogen lamps is fairly small. There has been only one fire at Harvard reportedly caused by a halogen. Halogens are only dangerous in the hands of the monumentally stupid: someone foolish or careless enough to dry sheets on a 900-degree lamp will find other ways to burn down the dorm...