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Researchers Create New Cheap, Shatterproof, Plastic Light Bulbs

Posted by samzenpus on from the light-up-your-life dept.

hattig writes "US researchers say they have developed a new type of lighting that could replace fluorescent bulbs. The new light source is called field-induced polymer electroluminescent (Fipel) technology. It is made from three layers of white-emitting polymer that contain a small volume of nanomaterials that glow when electric current is passed through them. The developer is promising cheap, hard-to-break, mercury-free, highly efficient bulbs from 2013."

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  1. I am having a vision of the future... by localman57 · · Score: 3, Funny

    A vison of the future is coming to me... I see... Angry old people...Muttering in the aisles at wal-mart...calling their congressman...bitching at dennys...about... what?...I can almost hear it... yes! They're complaining about the phasing out of of the CFL lightbulbs in favor of these new ones...

    Everything is cyclical, I guess...

    1. Re:I am having a vision of the future... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      It could be an extra item for your will. "I bequeath my long shining light bulbs of the future to my next of kin."

    2. Re:I am having a vision of the future... by Electricity+Likes+Me · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well given how you've managed to reach your own conclusions based on no evidence, the reasoning for the imposition should be self-evident.

    3. Re:I am having a vision of the future... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      "They cause me headaches over a long period of time." Man, you lost the evolutionary battle. You are a weakling. Getting headaches over flickering florescent lights when you can buy a good one any moment and blaming it on tech. You sir, does not make sense.

    4. Re:I am having a vision of the future... by webnut77 · · Score: 3, Funny

      You also can break a blood vessel while picking your nose if not done correctly.