MARRIAGE OF CARBON NANOTUBES, LEDS SHOWS UNEXPECTEDLY BRIGHT PROSPECTS

Carbon nanotubes, tiny cylinders whose extraordinary electrical and mechanical properties have spurred much excitement in recent years, may play an unexpected role in replacing the century-old incandescent light bulb.
A team of physicists and engineers at the University of Florida has shown that thin sheets or ''films'' made of carbon nanotubes are remarkably effective transmitters of electricity into light emitting diodes, or LEDs. This appears to overcome one of several obstacles to inexpensive mass production of white LEDs, which are widely viewed as replacement candidates for energy-hogging and shorter-lived incandescent and fluorescent bulbs in offices and homes today.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news189.html">MARRIAGE OF CARBON NANOTUBES, LEDS SHOWS UNEXPECTEDLY BRIGHT PROSPECTS</a></p> <p> Carbon nanotubes, tiny cylinders whose extraordinary electrical and mechanical properties have spurred much excitement in recent years, may play an unexpected role in replacing the century-old incandescent light bulb. <br /> A team of physicists and engineers at the University of Florida has shown that thin sheets or ''films'' made of carbon nanotubes are remarkably effective transmitters of electricity into light emitting diodes, or LEDs. This appears to overcome one of several obstacles to inexpensive mass production of white LEDs, which are widely viewed as replacement candidates for energy-hogging and shorter-lived incandescent and fluorescent bulbs in offices and homes today.</p>