A light engine, comprising: a condenser, wherein the condenser returns a gaseous substance located therein to a liquid substance; an evaporation chamber, including a wall, the wall having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the evaporation chamber includes: at least one solid state light source that emits light and generates heat upon activation; a working liquid into which at least a portion of the solid state light source is immersed, wherein the working liquid is capable of being changed into a gaseous substance upon the application of heat to the working liquid; and an optical element formed in the first portion of the wall of the evaporation chamber, wherein the optical element beam shapes light emitted by the at least one solid state light source; and wherein the second portion of the wall of the evaporation chamber is shaped to enhance the directional effects of the optical element; at least one connecting element (106, 108) that joins the condenser to the evaporation chamber, such that when the at least one solid state light source in the evaporation chamber generates heat, a portion of the working liquid evaporates, becoming a gaseous substance, wherein the gaseous substance travels through the at least one connecting element (106, 108) to the condenser, and upon being returned to a liquid substance, wherein the liquid substance travels through the at least one connecting element (106, 108) back to the evaporation chamber. a condenser, wherein the condenser returns a gaseous substance located therein to a liquid substance; an evaporation chamber, including a wall, the wall having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the evaporation chamber includes: at least one solid state light source that emits light and generates heat upon activation; a working liquid into which at least a portion of the solid state light source is immersed, wherein the working liquid is capable of being changed into a gaseous substance upon the application of heat to the working liquid; and an optical element formed in the first portion of the wall of the evaporation chamber, wherein the optical element beam shapes light emitted by the at least one solid state light source; and wherein the second portion of the wall of the evaporation chamber is shaped to enhance the directional effects of the optical element; at least one connecting element (106, 108) that joins the condenser to the evaporation chamber, such that when the at least one solid state light source in the evaporation chamber generates heat, a portion of the working liquid evaporates, becoming a gaseous substance, wherein the gaseous substance travels through the at least one connecting element (106, 108) to the condenser, and upon being returned to a liquid substance, wherein the liquid substance travels through the at least one connecting element (106, 108) back to the evaporation chamber. at least one solid state light source that emits light and generates heat upon activation; a working liquid into which at least a portion of the solid state light source is immersed, wherein the working liquid is capable of being changed into a gaseous substance upon the application of heat to the working liquid; and an optical element formed in the first portion of the wall of the evaporation chamber, wherein the optical element beam shapes light emitted by the at least one solid state light source; and wherein the second portion of the wall of the evaporation chamber is shaped to enhance the directional effects of the optical element; at least one connecting element (106, 108) that joins the condenser to the evaporation chamber, such that when the at least one solid state light source in the evaporation chamber generates heat, a portion of the working liquid evaporates, becoming a gaseous substance, wherein the gaseous substance travels through the at least one connecting element (106, 108) to the condenser, and upon being returned to a liquid substance, wherein the liquid substance travels through the at least one connecting element (106, 108) back to the evaporation chamber.