Glowing Walls Technology Could Make the Light Bulb Obsolete

saltwn · #1 (**permalink**) 12-31-2009, 10:01 PM

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“Light-emitting wallpaper may begin to replace light bulbs from 2012, according to a government body that supports low-carbon technology.

A chemical coating on the walls will illuminate all parts of the room with an even glow, which mimics sunlight and avoids the shadows and glare of conventional bulbs.

Although an electrical current will be used to stimulate the chemicals to produce light, the voltage will be very low and the walls will be safe to touch. Dimmer switches will control brightness, as with traditional lighting.

The Carbon Trust has awarded a £454,000 grant to Lomox, a Welsh company that is developing the organic light-emitting diode technology. The trust said it would be two and a half times more efficient than energy-saving bulbs and could make a big contribution to meeting Britain’s target of cutting carbon emissions by 34 per cent by 2020. Indoor lighting accounts for a sixth of total electricity use.

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C-c-c-c-cool !

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Ken Lacey, the chief executive of Lomox, said that the first products would go on sale in 2012. “The light is a very natural, sunlight-type of lighting with the full color range. It gives you all kinds of potential for how you do lighting,” he said.

Kizzume · #2 (**permalink**) 12-31-2009, 10:17 PM

Sounds cool, unfortunately it means that white has to be a component of the color of the walls unless one wants colored lighting..

Spencer Collins · #3 (**permalink**) 01-01-2010, 02:05 AM

Way cooooooool,,,

cnredd · #4 (**permalink**) 01-01-2010, 02:10 AM

Just like every other "amazing" thing, the quantifying result has to be feasability...

If this can be produced on a mass scale and reconfigured to current housing (at the right price), then great...

But if it's 3 times the price and a lack of availability then don't hold your breath...

Spencer Collins · #5 (**permalink**) 01-01-2010, 02:16 AM

Exactly...the initial cost will be high. An older friend of mine claimed he bought the first calculator ever made and he said it was around $300 at the time and it had no memory. Now he said he saw one at the dollar store that had more functions than his did.Eventually...the price will come down.

team_barlo · #6 (**permalink**) 01-23-2010, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Spencer Collins

Exactly...the initial cost will be high. An older friend of mine claimed he bought the first calculator ever made and he said it was around $300 at the time and it had no memory. Now he said he saw one at the dollar store that had more functions than his did.Eventually...the price will come down.

I remember my dad bringing home a Texas Instruments calculator in the late 60s or early 70s to show us. We were all amazed. It cost about $400 (in that day and age!!!), and he was cautioning us to be VERY careful for that reason. It added, subtracted, multiplied and divided. That was it. No square roots, sales tax or tip calculations, etc.--lol.

I'd LOVE to see that lighting technology though. And without any smelly, allergy inducing chemicals too.

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