New light technology promises longer life and lower costs
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It&#39;s a problem that confronts every homeowner: There&#39;s always at least one lightbulb around the house that needs to be replaced -- often in places that require a ladder.
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Researchers find way to make tiny structures emit different wavelengths of light.
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Scientists are developing a device which could improve the lives of kidney dialysis patients.
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New display technologies are emerging for laptops and other mobile devices that are thinner, lighter and use less energy than LCDs.
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Scientists have struggled for years to make electricity from the sunâs light, at a cost competitive with other power sources. Now they are close, using the sunâs heat instead.
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The issue: 65-nm and 45-nm chip components have shrunk so far that they are now smaller than the wavelength of the light used to carve those features onto silicon chips. To fight that trend, AMD and IBM said they will use three new technologies to boost manufacturing efficiency.
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Combining electron traps and nanoscopic semiconductor specks makes highly efficient light-emitting diodes for uses ranging from optical computing to street lights.
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A new generation of OLED displays, which are thinner and more energy efficient than LCDs, is working its way to market. But it could be years before they're cheap enough to displace LCD screens.
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In an advance that could drive down the cost of optical networks, researchers have built a laser using silicon, the same material used in computer chips, that shines without stopping or blinking.
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Lighting as we know it is about to change dramatically, and GE is leading the way.
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New lens technology creates a versatile sub-$5000 projector good for home theater or business.
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New technologies like OLED make possible thinner, lighter displays that use less energy.
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New 2300MP digital model offers high brightness and resolution, at a low price.
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Company is working on flexible display technologies.
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The LED maker fulfills its promise.
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A device from Argonne National Lab takes a fresh approach to generating t-rays.
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A tiny electrical implant that attaches to the retina may someday restore partial sight to millions of patients blinded by age-related macular degeneration, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.