Smart Lighting: New LED Drops the "Droop"

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 12:28 in Physics & Chemistry

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed and demonstrated a new type of light emitting diode (LED) with significantly improved lighting performance and energy efficiency. The new polarization-matched LED exhibits an 18 percent increase in light output and a 22 percent increase in wall-plug efficiency.

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