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Photonic Structure Increases Light Bulb Efficiency

Posted by Hemos on from the bulb-bulb-burning-bright dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes "A new experimental microscopic tungsten lattice can increase the efficiency of an incandescent electric bulb from 5 percent to greater than 60 percent. This is done by converting waste heat into visible light. "

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