In a finding that runs counter to a common assumption in physics, researchers at the University of Michigan ran a light emitting diode (LED) with electrodes reversed in order to cool another... Read more
A team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has used data mining and computational tools to discover a new phosphor material for white LEDs that is inexpensive and easy... Read more
Nanoscale “grass” structures also enable smart glass that switches from hazy to clear in presence of water Using nanoscale grass-like structures, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh,... Read more
In an advance that could boost the efficiency of LED lighting by 50 percent and even pave the way for invisibility cloaking devices, a team of University of Michigan researchers has develope... Read more
For the reactors used in the manufacture of LED’s there are more promising materials than the ones currently in use, the researchers point out. There are many new possibilities for the... Read more
Griffith University researchers report breakthrough due to novel and multi-layer Colloidal Photonic Crystal structure Griffith University scientists have made a remarkable breakthrough in th... Read more
Princeton University researchers have developed a new method to increase the brightness, efficiency and clarity of LEDs, which are widely used on smartphones and portable electronics as well... Read more
The LED is based off of two-dimensional, flexible semiconductors, making it possible to stack or use in much smaller and more diverse applications than current technology allows. Most modern... Read more
The Li-Fi consortium reckons more than 10 Gbps is possible AMONG the many new gadgets unveiled at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was a pair of smartphones able to e... Read more
Idaho-based Solar Roadways founder Scott Brusaw is excited that his company has a received a USD$100,000 U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) grant to develop further his prototype that t... Read more
Image via Wikipedia For phosphor-based light-emitting diodes(LEDs) to continue their current trend of displacing incandescent and fluorescent bulbs, makers of these small semiconductor-based... Read more
LED light bulbs, with their minuscule energy consumption and 20-year life expectancy, have grabbed the consumer’s imagination. Read more
A non-toxic and environmentally friendly way to make tiny nanorods of zinc oxide has been developed for the first time by researchers in Saudi Arabia. Read more
With many countries planning or having already implemented the phase out of incandescent bulbs, lighting company GE has unveiled a 40W equivalent Energy Smart LED bulb that consumes 9... Read more