The Carbon Trust, a United Kingdom-based nonprofit set up by the British government, has awarded $720,000 to Lomox to develop OLED lighting (Organic Light Emitting Diodes).
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OLEDs use about half the power of fluorescents for a given light output, or about 1/9th the power of a traditional light bulb.
The OLED materials have a wide variety of potential applications and when coated onto a film could be used to cover walls creating a light-emitting wallpaper which replaces the need for traditional light bulbs.
As well as being flexible, OLED film will require a very low operating voltage (between 3 to 5 volts) so it can be powered by solar panels and batteries making it ideal for applications where mains power is not available such as roadside traffic warning signs.
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The Welsh company aims to have the first lighting products using its
technology available in 2012 and also plans to use the same technology
to create more energy efficient television screens.
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