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Researchers Tout Shatter-Proof Alternative to Fluorescent Lights

Posted December 04, 2012 4:00 PM

From EE Times:

Field-induced polymer electroluminescent lighting developed at Wake Forest University eliminates the buzz sound associated with fluorescent bulbs.

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12/04/2012 11:23 PM

Oh, it's our ears they don't want to shatter...?

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12/04/2012 11:59 PM

"The device is made of three layers of moldable white-emitting polymer blended with a small amount of nanomaterials that glow when stimulated to create bright and perfectly white light..."

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12/05/2012 12:05 AM

Was there supposed to be an orgasm in there somewhere? If so, I missed it.

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12/05/2012 8:03 AM

Fixate your mind on the essence of fluorescence. Dismiss all other thoughts. Relax and just let it happen.

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12/05/2012 11:25 AM

It depends on you

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12/05/2012 3:27 PM

But will they be produced here or on the other side of the world?
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