Word: halogens
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Class of 2001 is an exceptional and extraordinary class indeed--or, if they didn't arrive at Harvard that way a year ago, they certainly became one very shortly thereafter. After halogen lamps were banned in all Yard dormitories in September of 1997 (though still permitted in upperclass Houses), students found themselves faced with a simple choice. They could sit in the dark, eat large quantities of carrots or develop previously nonhuman powers of sonar detection and echolocation to get around their abysmally lit rooms...
...with the fluorescent you can put your hand on it. They're much safer, we've measured it as matching the light output of the halogen, and they use less than a third of the energy," he said...
...there have been many more halogen fires on a nation-wide level, Lichten said...
...Halogen lamps can get up to 900 degrees," he said. A stray curtain or a tumble to the floor is enough to start a blaze...
Lichten refused to disclose the cost of thelamps. But he did say that they "are moreexpensive than halogen lamps," which sell foraround $20 each. He said he believes the money isworth it in light of the advantages...