Physicists atWake Forest Universityhave developed a rotatory inflammation option that promises to be at least twice as effective as fluorescent bulbs without the notorious buzzing and flutter plaguing place across the res publica . The new bulbs are also gratis of toxic mercury vapor , shatterproof , and forebode to solve world hunger . ( Ok that last one might be stretching things . )
The engineering is known as field of operation - stimulate polymer electroluminescent , or FIPEL for brusque , and has been in development for over a 10 now . Made from three layers of an engineered light - emit polymer conflate with a nanomaterial that glows when a charge is apply , the textile can be cast into any contour — from regular bulbs , to two by four foot gore that could supersede the long fluorescent tubes in overhead lighting .
The FIPEL applied science also produce a utterly lily-white twinkle akin to what the sun gives off , so it ’s claimed to be easy on the eyes than current lighting solutions like CFLs and LED . But when can we all get our hands on this wonderful technology ? It turn out Wake Forest University is currently working with a company to get FIPEL - based bulbs to consumers as early as next twelvemonth . So do n’t toss your fluorescent fixture just yet . [ Wake Forest UniversityviaPhys.org ]
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