New approach in the quest for lighting's Holy Grail

Monday, June 15, 2009 - 14:42 in Physics & Chemistry

Researchers are reporting the first use of a fundamentally new approach in the quest to snare the Holy Grail of the lighting industry: An LED (light-emitting diode) - those ultra-efficient, long-lived light sources - that emits pure white light. The new approach yielded what the scientists describe as the most efficient and stable source of pure white light ever achieved. The advance could speed the development of this next-generation technology for improved lighting of homes, offices, displays, and other applications, they say. Their study appears in the 29 May online issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, a weekly publication...

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