Scientists from Philips Research and the Eindhoven University of Technology (TUe) have developed a novel method for accurately measuring the active layer in organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting. This is an important step forward for OLED device optimization and efficiency that is determined by the position of the very narrow zone in which the light is generated. The findings were published online in Nature Photonics on Sunday 14 March.

An impressive OLED installation by the lighting planners of ‘LichtKunstLicht’ is the main attraction on the OSRAM stand at the Light + Building show in Frankfurt from 11 to 16 April 2010. Design objects and luminaires use actual examples to show the range of wafer thin light sources with various colors and shapes.

LG Group announced that they will concentrate on four areas when it comes to R&D investments: solar cells, lighting, next-generation batteries, as well as integrated heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. And because OLED Lighting is one of the most promising lighting technologies today, LG Chem will also focus on developing raw materials for OLED Lighting products.

Mitsubishi Chemecal and Pioneer cooperate in the OLED lighting business and they now announced they aim to begin full-scale mass production with a launch of illumination appliances in 2011. Mitsubishi and Pioneer want to start with a 14cm square lighting panel, which is the world's largest mass production OLED lighting panel

The European Commission’s ICT for Energy Efficiency (ICT4EE) has granted its Best ICT4EE Award to the OLED100.eu project. OLED100.eu has received the First Place Award for its ICT contribution by showing that adoption of OLED lighting can lead to substantial improvements in energy efficiency and for its efforts to educate the public and disseminate the OLED (organic LED) lighting vision.

Great Chance to Know Everything about Eco-Friendly LED/OLED Lighting Technology

As a correspondence to the needs for environment protection, the 2nd LED/OLED Lighting Technology Expo?LIGHTING JAPAN?which features the eco-friendly LED and OLED technologies, attracts great attentions internationally.

Kodak announced end of 2009 that they sell their OLED business unit to LG Display.

Pioneer has agreed with Mitsubishi Chemical to cooperate in OLED lighting business, and it is broadening its ties with Mitsubishi Electric in car navigation systems.

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Swedish and US researchers have developed a new lighting technology that could lead to innovations like illuminated wallpaper made entirely of plastic and cheaper, more easily recycled electronic devices. This new super material is called: graphene.

Organic light-emitting electrochemical cell (LEC). It is inexpensive to produce, and the transparent electrode is made of the carbon material graphene.