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Researchers Suggest LEDs Made with Firefly-Mimicking Structures Could Improve Efficiency

According to Penn State researchers, an innovative type of light-emitting diode lightbulb shows promise to illuminate homes and also cut down power bills in the future.

20 Feb 2019

Novel, Efficient Fabrication Technique for Perovskite Films with Better Optical Properties and Stability

Metal halide perovskites are considered as the futuristic materials for light emitting devices (LEDs).

14 Feb 2019

Physicists Discover a New Method to Stabilize Color of Light in Next-Generation Materials

A group of physicists at the Florida State University (FSU) has discovered a new method to stabilize the color of light being produced from a potential class of sophisticated materials.

12 Feb 2019

Chemists Discover a Cheaper Way to Light Up Smartphones and TV Screens

Chemists at USC Dornsife have discovered an inexpensive way to illuminate TV screens and smartphones, which could save both consumers and manufacturers a considerable amount of money without compromising the visual quality.

8 Feb 2019

New Predictive Method Helps Determine Potential Energy Saving from Using Smart Systems

A research team at the Higher Technical School of Architecture at the University of Seville has created a predictive approach which involves computing the potential energy and economic saving brought about by smart lighting control systems via simulations of new dynamic metrics.

7 Feb 2019

Combination of Scanner and Analysis Software Digitally Captures the Visual Features of Coins

German state museums stock an innumerable number of historical coins that vary from one another merely in details. These archaeological artifacts are different from paintings and may not be barcoded, marked, or labeled.

4 Feb 2019

Clear Blue Technologies’ Smart City Lighting Systems Installed in Toronto’s Premium Neighborhoods

The Smart Off-Grid™ company, Clear Blue Technologies International, has announced that 40 of its Illumient solar-powered street lights have been set up in Toronto’s Bloor Street West.

16 Jan 2019

Tailored LED Light May Help Regulate Human Health and Improve Indoor Farming

Assuming light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, to be merely an efficient upgrade to the regular electric light bulb is a stuck thought, state Jeff Tsao, a Sandia National Laboratories scientist, and his colleagues from other institutions in a Nature “Perspectives” article published in late November.

10 Jan 2019

New Optical Memory Cell Offers Large Data Storage Option than Before

A new method demonstrated by scientists can store more optical data in a smaller space than was earlier conceivable on-chip. This method enhances the phase-change optical memory cell, which uses light to write and read data, and could provide a faster, more power-efficient form of memory for computers.

21 Dec 2018