News tagged with white phosphorous

Scientists cage chemical demon

A Cambridge University-led research team has discovered a technique to safely handle and transport white phosphorous.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 10




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Quantum dots brighten the future of lighting

(Phys.org) -- With the age of the incandescent light bulb fading rapidly, the holy grail of the lighting industry is to develop a highly efficient form of solid-state lighting that produces high quality white ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

High-quality white light produced by four-color laser source

(PhysOrg.com) -- The human eye is as comfortable with white light generated by diode lasers as with that produced by increasingly popular light-emitting diodes (LEDs), according to tests conceived at Sandia ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 19 | with audio podcast

Chemists around the globe warn of world food production crisis

(PhysOrg.com) -- Global production of phosphorus fertiliser could peak and decline later this century, causing shortages and price spikes that jeopardise world food production, five major scientific societies warn today (March ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Green LED is bright enough for large projector

Osram Opto Semiconductors has developed an extremely bright, green light-emitting diode (LED) that makes LED projectors in office environments possible. Projectors in conference rooms have to be very bright ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Save energy, money with Philips AmbientLED 12.5 watt

The world's first LED replacement for a 60-watt incandescent bulb is now also the first to earn ENERGY STAR qualification. Philips Lighting announced today that the Philips AmbientLED 12.5 watt (also sold professionally under ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Jewel-toned organic phosphorescent crystals: A new class of light-emitting material

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pure organic compounds that glow in jewel tones could potentially lead to cheaper, more efficient and flexible display screens, among other applications.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Feb 14, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Moving toward greener chemistry

Phosphorus, a mineral element found in rocks and bone, is a critical ingredient in fertilizers, pesticides, detergents and other industrial and household chemicals. Once phosphorus is mined from rocks, getting ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Sep 03, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

White LEDs with super-high luminous efficacy could satisfy all general lighting needs

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the Nichia Corporation in Tokushima, Japan, have set an ambitious goal: to develop a white LED that can replace every interior and exterior light bulb currently used in homes ...

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 31, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (50) | comments 34 | with audio podcast feature

Molecular light sources sensitive to environment

A Dutch-French team of scientists led by FOM (Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter) researcher Dr Danang Birowosuto and University of Twente researcher Dr Allard Mosk has obtained the first experimental ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jul 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (24) | comments 0

Berkeley Researchers Light Up White OLEDs

(PhysOrg.com) -- Light-emitting diodes, which employ semiconductors to produce artificial light, could reduce electricity consumption and lighten the impact of greenhouse gas emissions. However, moving this ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Apr 06, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (21) | comments 7 | with audio podcast


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