LED light bulbs may be more energy-efficient and longer-lived than their incandescent equivalents, but they’re also considerably more expensive to purchase. This is largely because rare earth elements ...

Light emitting diodes, more commonly called LEDs, are known for their energy efficiency and durability, but the bluish, cold light of current white LEDs has precluded their widespread use for indoor ...

When light is emitted from a particle that contains a few hundred atoms, the wavelength of the light is affected by the size of the region – this is a very interesting quantum effect that provides a ...

Dah-Yue Shi’s Bamboo LED system can be used to illuminate minimalist spaces without the use of protruding lighting fixtures. The luminous panels are composed of three main parts: (1) an LED light ...

Despite the apparent brilliance of display screens that light up the world, deep blue hues are hard to come by. Now a team of scientists led by Rutgers University that includes researchers at the U.S.

Materials that change their properties in response to different environmental triggers promise all kinds of versatility for all kinds of applications, and an international team of scientists has just ...

Designed with a new transparent chip substrate material, the Ultra-Bright AlInGaP TS LED Series is said to deliver 30% brighter illumination over conventional LEDs, offering a low-cost display ...

Lettuce leaves basking in the red glow underneath a light-converting plastic film grew more than 20% larger than their counterparts in normal LED or sunlight (Nature Food 2021, DOI: 10.1038/s43016-021 ...