New lighting technology won't flicker, shatter or burn out(phys.org)
phys.org
New lighting technology won't flicker, shatter or burn out
http://phys.org/news/2012-12-goodbye-fluorescent-bulbs-technology-wont.html
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Original submission here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4864241
Submitting it as a new item as the BBC link seems to be dead.
Submitting it as a new item as the BBC link seems to be dead.
Almost as cool though is the fact that it can easily be built in any shape desired, as it sounds like you run a change through a surface instead of having a specific light-generating element.
The example they give is of a 2x4 'panel' replacing CFL's in offices, but could imagine some fantastically cool applications of this in interior design.