#LED there be light - #FiatLux: Sistine Chapel illuminated as never before thanks to the #LED4Art EU funded project - 29.10.2014 - Vatican City/Musei Vaticani - © Musei Vaticani 2014. Michelangelo’s wonderful paintings in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel are getting a second life thanks to a revolutionary new Light-emitting diode (LED) system, funded by an EU research project called LED4ART. The 7,000 diodes of the installation mean Michelangelos frescoes can be seen as never before: some can now be seen in three dimensions from the floor level for the first time, and all can be viewed more precisely. The new system saves 60% on energy costs and emissions, and the gentler technology reduces the ageing of the painting compared to the old system. European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes, responsible for the Digital Agenda, said: Art exists to inspire us and illuminate our minds. Now that we have illuminated the Sistine Chapel with LED, Michelangelos art can fulfil this role even more than it has up until now throughout history. Mourad Boulouednine, LED4ART project coordinator from OSRAM, said: This has been a massive challenge for the entire consortium! We achieved a perfect match of the lighting spectrum with the coloured pigments of the art works to create the best possible visual experience. In addition, the solution will be significantly more energy efficient than the previous lighting system and will not harm these masterworks. All in all, these are fantastic results and all of us are very proud. LED4ART and ILLUMINATE are two EU-funded pilots with a common objective: to raise awareness about LED solutions and thereby to encourage their use. Why? Because we need to cut our energy consumption to protect our environment and to boost our economy. Did you know that lighting accounts for 20% of electricity consumption worldwide? Wasteful incandescent light bulbs are being phased out and the EU is switching to greener lighting, with new energy efficient and eco-friendly technologies, as LEDs. By 2020, this will save enough energy to power 11 million households a year, while cutting average household electricity bills by €25 to €50 a year. In brief, LEDs are more sustainable, robust, bright and flexible: it is no surprise that the invention of blue LEDs won #2014physicsNobel. LED4ART. The EU has invested €870,000 in this project. Partners: OSRAM Deutschland, OSRAM Italia, Pannon Egyetem - University of Pannonia (Hungary), Fabertechnica (Italy), the Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya (IREC, Spain) and the Vatican City State. © Musei Vaticani 2014 - All rights reserved/Tutti i diritti riservati.
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