Sep

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Tiny LED Is Way More Efficient and Can Be A Laser Too

September 2, 2020 | Leave a Comment

Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a new design for light-emitting diodes that achieves a dramatic increase in brightness as well as the ability to create laser light. These characteristics could make it valuable in a range of applications. The device shows an increase in brightness of 100 to 1,000 times […]

Aug

2

Solving the Last Big LED Problem

August 2, 2013 | 1 Comment

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers have identified the mechanism behind a plague of LED light bulbs.  The problem is called “efficiency droop” that causes LEDs to lose up to 20 percent of their efficiency as they are subjected to greater electrical currents. Efficiency droop, first reported in 1999, has been a key obstacle in the development […]

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