The hottest new gadgets and devices today continue to push consumer wants to new limits. This leads our technologists and scientists to innovate new technologies every day. It can be good and bad. Regardless, where there is a need there is a market for it. One of these technologies that is fresh on the consumer market is organic led lighting.
LED stands for light emitting diode. Thomas Edison, inventor of the first light bulb, would be proud of our achievements. The LED has become commonplace and has almost entirely phased out older lighting technologies on the market today. Simply put, they are much more efficient and becoming cheaper to make all the time. This is the reason it is a fan favorite with both consumers and manufacturing companies.
The technology is composed of a simple diode that is combined with certain chemicals which produce visible light as electricity is conducted through the diode. The usual chemical scientists use to produce the white LED is known as gallium nitride. Just a small amount is applied to the surface is sufficient.
A semiconductor is what we can call the diode. Diodes only allow the flow of electricity to pass through in one direction. What this means is that if an alternating current, or AC, runs through a diode then it will transform into DC or direct current.
This is how the traditional LED works. Knowing this will allow for better comprehension of any explanations of how the OLED functions and why it is better. It is better because it does not waste energy on the production of heat. This makes it more highly efficient than a regular light emitting diode. Even the old fashioned diodes generate heat, it is still efficient in its operation.
Going with the newer OLED is better in all ways. The material is much more compact and can be flexible to be placed onto a thin piece of plastic. The way it works is by spreading an organic substrate over a layer of glass material. The electrons flow through that top layer and produce light very efficiently.
Even though it sounds great, there is one small drawback to this technology. It is expensive to produce the materials necessary to make these delicate devices. Very complex and high cost machines are needed to make sure the manufacturing process can go smoothly. The reason for this is that dust is an issue and if just a small particle went somewhere it was not supposed to, the flaw would be visible in the finished product.
When all is said and done, OLED technology will be widespread and available to the average consumer. It is only a matter of time before the great inventors and innovators of our time design faster processes which make it more cost effective. It will be in all homes in some form.
We may have an entire wall that lights our rooms instead of flipping the switch to our light fixtures. In the morning before we leave for work, people will pick up the electronic newspaper on their counter. When they are finished reading the daily news, they will even be able to set it down and use it as a computer. This will be commonplace because most people do prefer more tactile feedback when interacting with objects.
LED stands for light emitting diode. Thomas Edison, inventor of the first light bulb, would be proud of our achievements. The LED has become commonplace and has almost entirely phased out older lighting technologies on the market today. Simply put, they are much more efficient and becoming cheaper to make all the time. This is the reason it is a fan favorite with both consumers and manufacturing companies.
The technology is composed of a simple diode that is combined with certain chemicals which produce visible light as electricity is conducted through the diode. The usual chemical scientists use to produce the white LED is known as gallium nitride. Just a small amount is applied to the surface is sufficient.
A semiconductor is what we can call the diode. Diodes only allow the flow of electricity to pass through in one direction. What this means is that if an alternating current, or AC, runs through a diode then it will transform into DC or direct current.
This is how the traditional LED works. Knowing this will allow for better comprehension of any explanations of how the OLED functions and why it is better. It is better because it does not waste energy on the production of heat. This makes it more highly efficient than a regular light emitting diode. Even the old fashioned diodes generate heat, it is still efficient in its operation.
Going with the newer OLED is better in all ways. The material is much more compact and can be flexible to be placed onto a thin piece of plastic. The way it works is by spreading an organic substrate over a layer of glass material. The electrons flow through that top layer and produce light very efficiently.
Even though it sounds great, there is one small drawback to this technology. It is expensive to produce the materials necessary to make these delicate devices. Very complex and high cost machines are needed to make sure the manufacturing process can go smoothly. The reason for this is that dust is an issue and if just a small particle went somewhere it was not supposed to, the flaw would be visible in the finished product.
When all is said and done, OLED technology will be widespread and available to the average consumer. It is only a matter of time before the great inventors and innovators of our time design faster processes which make it more cost effective. It will be in all homes in some form.
We may have an entire wall that lights our rooms instead of flipping the switch to our light fixtures. In the morning before we leave for work, people will pick up the electronic newspaper on their counter. When they are finished reading the daily news, they will even be able to set it down and use it as a computer. This will be commonplace because most people do prefer more tactile feedback when interacting with objects.
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