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Mar 25, 2008

Goodbye mecury CFL bulbs... Organic LED Breakthrough

Osram Claims Warm White Organic LED Breakthrough
Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) are very promising. They are more expensive than incandescents without the downsides of CFLs, and they have the potential to become less expensive than regular LEDs. Because of their thinness and flexibility, they could be used in all kinds of places (a designer's dream). We're not quite there yet, but things are moving fast. In late 2005, Osram was announcing "a breakthrough in polymer-OLED technology by achieving a record 25 lumens... (via treehugger.com)