News tagged with organic light

Scientists discover first new chlorophyll in 60 years

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Sydney scientists have stumbled upon the first new chlorophyll to be discovered in over 60 years and have published their findings in the international journal Science.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Quantum-dot LED screens may soon rival OLEDs and LCDs

(PhysOrg.com) -- A partnership has been formed between US, South Korean and Belgian companies to develop quantum-dot light emitting diode (QLED) displays to rival the organic light emitting diode (OLED) markets ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 13, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (30) | comments 28 | with audio podcast report

Super-thin flexible OLED from Sony

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sony is showing off prototypes incorporating its super-thin, flexible OLED technology at the CREATEC JAPAN 2009 IT and electronics trade show in Makuhari Messe (Chiba) in Japan.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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Cheap, efficient white light LEDs new design

Roughly 20 percent of the electricity consumed worldwide is used to light homes, businesses, and other private and public spaces. Though this consumption represents a large drain on resources, it also presents ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (26) | comments 5

Organic light-emitting diode screens ready to go mainstream

It's not yet lights-out for LCD and plasma, but OLED displays are finally ready to begin pushing those technologies out of the limelight.

Electronics / Hardware

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (22) | comments 6

Liquid crystal lasers promise cheaper, high colour resolution laser television

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Centre of Molecular Materials for Photonics and Electronics (CMMPE) (part of the Department's Photonics Research Group at the University of Cambridge) are leading the way ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

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LG to Launch 15-inch OLED TV

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Korean company, LG Electronics, the second largest television manufacturer in the world, has announced it will launch a 15-inch organic display TV set in early September. The announcement, ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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Liquid-OLED Offers More Light-Emitting Possibilities

(PhysOrg.com) -- As organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are poised to go mainstream in the near future, scientists continue to explore new twists on the technology. Recently, researchers have fabricated ...

Physics / General Physics

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Researchers 'brighten' the future of OLED technology

Chlorine is an abundant and readily available halogen gas commonly associated with the sanitation of swimming pools and drinking water. Could a one-atom thick sheet of this element revolutionize the next generation of flat-panel ...

Technology / Engineering

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Chinese team develop fuel cell that can clean water as it generates electricity

(PhysOrg.com) -- Yanbiao Liu and his colleagues from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, have succeeded in building a device capable of both cleaning wastewater and producing electricity from it. Using light as ...

Chemistry / Other

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

New organic material may speed Internet access

The next time an overnight snow begins to fall, take two bricks and place them side by side a few inches apart in your yard.

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Mar 15, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (16) | comments 5

Breaking Kasha's rule: Scientists find unique luminescence in tetrapod nanocrystals

Observation of a scientific rule being broken can sometimes lead to new knowledge and important applications. Such would seem to be the case when scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

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Making a light-harvesting antenna from scratch

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes when people talk about solar energy, they tacitly assume that we're stuck with some version of the silicon solar cell and its technical and cost limitations. Not so.

Chemistry / Materials Science

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Spot discovered on dwarf planet Haumea shows up red and rich with organics

A dark red area discovered on dwarf planet Haumea appears to be richer in minerals and organic compounds than the surrounding icy surface. The discovery will be presented at the European Planetary Science ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (16) | comments 2

55": LG announces world's largest OLED TV panel

LG Display announced that it has developed the world's largest 55-inch OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) TV panel. The 55-inch panel is a significant step forward in the popularization of OLED TVs and demonstrates ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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