Quantum dot white LEDs achieve record efficiency

Researchers have demonstrated nanomaterial-based white-light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that exhibit a record luminous efficiency of 105 lumens per watt.

The world is using more energy because of LED lighting

It is wholly a confusion to suppose that more efficient lighting leads to diminished consumption. The evidence from space says otherwise.

A brightening world: Study shows rise in global light pollution

There is more artificial light at night across the globe and that light at night is getting brighter. The rate of growth is approximately two percent each year.

Shimmering LED-studded tower showcases sustainability in Seoul

A tower features many energy-saving technologies, including an attractive S-shaped recess in the facade that creates a low pressure zone for facilitating natural ventilation on every floor.

New LEDs mean touchless screens and ambient charging

Phones of the future could detect your gestures without touch, thanks to two-way LEDs

India launches projects worth $1 trillion to transform energy sector

India’s ambitious plan worth $1trillion to partially transform its energy sector into clean energy and enhance energy efficiency will help millions of villagers and help households save billions of dollars in electricity bills.

Wi-fi from lasers

New fabrication of white light makes data transfer up to 20x faster. Soon we could use normal lighting for our wireless connectivity.

LED 'Li-Fi' 100 Times Faster than Wi-Fi

In experiments, light-based Internet was fast enough to download the equivalent of 23 DVDs in one second.

Boeing's Future Aircraft Lighten Travel with Info and Entertainment

This future aircraft concept is centered around connected human experiences. Slick entertainment screens, fascinating LED light displays and doors that raise from floor to ceiling are some of the concepts in Boeing’s aeroplane of the future.

Ultrafast Internet access using LED light expected to gain ground

Imagine a technology, which could connect you to the Internet at speeds of 1Gbps, by simply using LED bulbs, free from any waves with potentially harmful effects on the body. That is precisely what Li-Fi offers.

MIT researchers create LED light that exceeds 100-percent efficiency

A group of researchers at MIT have figured out how to develop LED lights that achieve 230% efficiency.

New form of lighting rolled out: newspaper-style printing process

In a new article, researchers describe a way of creating thin, flexible sheets of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) using a cheap, newspaper-style

Why all your bulbs may soon be LEDs

A breakthrough in producing light emitting diodes could bring LED production costs down as much as 75.