Regular light bulbs made super-efficient with ultra-fast laser
Friday, May 29, 2009 - 12:28
in Physics & Chemistry
An ultra-powerful laser can turn regular incandescent light bulbs into power-sippers, say optics researchers at the University of Rochester. The process could make a light as bright as a 100-watt bulb consume less electricity than a 60-watt bulb while remaining far cheaper and radiating a more pleasant light than a fluorescent bulb can.