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‘Beautiful energy sandwich’ could power next-generation solar and lighting

13 Nov 2025
Researchers have achieved a new level of control over the atomic structure of a family of materials known as halide perovskites, creating a finely...
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Confocal microscopy image of a chiral semiconductor

Spinning, twisted light could power next-generation electronics

13 Mar 2025
Researchers have advanced a decades-old challenge in the field of organic semiconductors, opening new possibilities for the future of electronics.
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Lights could be the future of the internet and data transmission

25 Jul 2023
Fast data transmission could be delivered in homes and offices through light emitting diode (LED) bulbs, complementing existing communication...
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Smart lighting system based on quantum dots more accurately reproduces daylight

03 Aug 2022
Researchers have designed smart, colour-controllable white light devices from quantum dots – tiny semiconductors just a few billionths of a metre in...
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LEDs and smartphone screens could be made from next-generation glass

29 Oct 2021
Cracked and blurry phone screens could someday be a thing of the past, suggests a new study from the University of Cambridge and the University of...
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Artist’s impression of glowing halide perovskite nanocrystals

Atom swapping could lead to ultra-bright, flexible next generation LEDs

07 Jun 2021
An international group of researchers has developed a new technique that could be used to make more efficient low-cost light-emitting materials that...
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Artistic impression of the perovskite-polymer heterostructure used in LEDs

New efficiency record set for perovskite LEDs

05 Nov 2018
Researchers have set a new efficiency record for LEDs based on perovskite semiconductors, rivalling that of the best organic LEDs (OLEDs).
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Microscope image of a quantum LED device showing bright quantum emitter generating a stream of single photons.

Ultra-thin quantum LEDs could accelerate development of quantum networks

07 Oct 2016
Researchers have developed all-electrical ultra-thin quantum LEDs, which have potential as on-chip photon sources in quantum information applications...
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LEDs made from perovskite

LEDs made from ‘wonder material’ perovskite

05 Aug 2014
Colourful LEDs made from a material known as perovskite could lead to LED displays which are both cheaper and easier to manufacture in future.
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