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FSU Engineering Professor has developed a new Highly Efficient and Cheap LED

 

“It can potentially revolutionize lighting technology,” said Assistant Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Zhibin Yu. “In general, the cost of LED lighting has been a big concern thus far. Energy savings have not balanced out high costs. This could change that.”

Yu developed this new LED technology using a combination of organic and inorganic materials. The material, which dissolves and can be applied like paint, shines a blue, green or red light and can be used to make a light bulb. But what makes it really special is that it’s far simpler to manufacture than existing products on the market.

Most LED materials require engineers to put 4 or 5 layers of material on top of each other to create the desired product or effect. Yu’s material only requires 1 layer.

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