Advance brings low-cost, bright LED lighting closer to reality

Monday, July 21, 2008 - 09:07 in Physics & Chemistry

Researchers at Purdue University have overcome a major obstacle in reducing the cost of 'solid state lighting,' a technology that could cut electricity consumption by 10 percent if widely adopted. The technology, called light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, is about four times more efficient than conventional incandescent lights and more environmentally friendly than compact fluorescent bulbs...

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