LEDs are now considered as pioneering technology on the market in the field of lighting. Now the revolutionary development of OLED (organic light emitting diods) could succeed the LED technology.
We reported on OLEDs in connection with future display technologies in October last year. With the possibility putting single-coloured OLEDs on large carrier materials in any form, the application as a novel light source gets very interesting. The list of companies in connection with OLED lighting research and development gets longer day by day. Companies such as Philips Lighting, OSRAM, BASF, Merck and Applied Materials are closely involved in research for the OLED technology.
Transparent OLED lighting panel
In December 2007 OSRAM introduced a transparent OLED prototype. New applications with light and interior design got imaginable. At daytime the transparent panel lets the day's light through, while at nightfall the panel itself starts shining.
transparent OLED panel by OSRAM (source)
By 2013 experts reckon with a more than 100% increase in energy efficiency and lifetime of OLEDs compared to 2007, while halving the manufacturing price. Japanese market research institutes expect by 2015 an increase in the market share of OLEDs to 25% of the total lighting market.
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Designer Ingo Maurer and Osram showed the first OLED lamp. Have a look at this: http://gizmodo.com/376929/worlds-first-oled-lamp
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