Television just got brighter: UCLA engineers developed next generation of LEDs

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UCLA Engineering researcher Jinsong Huang (left) and Professor Yang Yang -- they are striving to improve LEDs. Credit: UCLA EngineeringR.Hutchinson
UCLA Engineering researcher Jinsong Huang (left) and Professor Yang Yang -- they are striving to improve LEDs. Credit: UCLA Engineering/R.Hutchinson

Two researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science want to make sure future generations of flat panel TV watchers will see games like the upcoming NBA Finals in the brightest, most beautiful color possible — for a lot less money.


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