Optics research uses dim light to produce bright LEDs

Researchers at Princeton and North Carolina State University have developed a technique that substantially improves the ...
Hackaday

Pickle Diodes, Asymmetric Jacobs Ladders, And Other AC Surprises

While we’re 100 years past Edison’s fear, uncertainty, and doubt campaign, the fact of the matter is that DC is a bit easier ...
CNET

Experts Reveal 7 Hidden Reasons Your LED Bulbs Fizzle Out Fast

On paper, LED bulbs are made to last for at least several years thanks to their low energy needs. I wanted to know why that doesn't always work out, so I talked to installers and LED manufacturers to ...
CNET

Best Smart Lights for 2026: Light Up Your Home With Our Top Picks

Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and two young boys makes finding ways to stay online tricky — not to mention making my homestead smarter.
IEEE

Paper Substrates Based Flexible Red-Emitting Perovskite Nanocrystal Light-Emitting Diodes

Abstract: Perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) have shown great potential in flexible light-emitting diodes (LEDs) due to their ease of synthesis and excellent optoelectronic properties. In the field of ...
IEEE

Enhancing the Performance for High-Power AlGaN-Based Deep Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes Using Self-Assembled Chip-Scale Inclined Sidewall

Abstract: It is well known that inclined sidewall scattering structures can improve the light extraction efficiency (LEE) of micro deep ultraviolet (DUV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs). However, ...