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Light-emitting diode (LED) Lighting is an electronic light source that presents many advantages over traditional light sources:

• Efficiency: LEDs produce more energy per watt and have lower energy consumption
• Lifetime: LEDs have longer lifetime (between 35,000 and 50,000 hours) than traditional bulbs between 10,000 and 15,000 hours
• Shock Resistance: LEDs are difficult to damage with external shock unlike fluorescent and incandescent bulbs which are fragile
• Slow Failure: LEDs mostly fail by dimming over time, rather than the abrupt burn-out incandescent bulbs
• Cycling: LEDs are ideal for use in applications that are subject to frequent on-off cycling unlike fluorescent lamps that burn out more quickly when cycled frequently
• Size: LEDs can be very small (smaller than 2 mm2) and are easily populated onto printed circuit boards
• Toxicity: LEDs do not contain mercury and radiate very little IR heat that can cause damage to sensitive objects or fabrics