A New Kind Of Light Is Invented

The new fluorescent light bulbs are becoming very popular, because they are much more efficient than regular light bulbs and last a lot longer. But Dr. David Carroll, a physics professor at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, believes he has invented a new light source that is twice as efficient as the fluorescent bulbs, last a long time, and produces a better light.

His new technology is called "field-induced polymer electroluminescent technology" or Fipel. The light is made from three layers of white-emitting polymer and a small amount of nanomaterials (which glow when electricity is passed through them). The light can be made into any shape that is wanted. And Carroll believes his light is superior to the light produced by a fluorescent bulb. He says:

"They have a bluish, harsh tint to them. It is not really accommodating to the human eye; people complain of headaches and the reason is the spectral content of that light doesn't match the Sun - our device can match the solar spectrum perfectly."

"I'm saying we are brighter than one of these curlicue bulbs and I can give you any tint to that white light that you want."

"What we've found is a way of creating light rather than heat. Our devices contain no mercury, they contain no caustic chemicals and they don't break as they are not made of glass."

Carroll says he has a manufacturer interested in producing the new light, and believes production will start in 2013. I hope he is right about that. I would love to give the new light a try.