Integrating solar and solid-state lighting into homes during construction will also reduce the overall cost.

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Now Watkins is gunning to do the same thing in a whole new industry: solid-state lighting.

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Power electronics modify the voltage, current or frequency of electricity in applications as diverse as solid-state lighting, intelligent motors and electric vehicles.

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Solid-state lighting as an industry is actually fairly young, with commercial production of white light LEDs first starting less than 20 years ago.

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Everything is joined by a unique, hand-cut case whose backbone and elevated base hide the custom wiring, the watercooling pump, two solid-state drives and controllers for both fans and lighting.

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