The End Of The Light Bulb? 434
sdmonroe wrote to mention an MSNBC article discussing the likely eventual replacement of common light bulbs by LEDs. That replacement is likely to come quicker thanks to an accidental discovery announced this week. From the article: "Michael Bowers, a graduate student at Vanderbilt University, was just trying to make really small quantum dots, which are crystals generally only a few nanometers big. ... When you shine a light on quantum dots or apply electricity to them, they react by producing their own light, normally a bright, vibrant color. But when Bowers shined a laser on his batch of dots, something unexpected happened. 'I was surprised when a white glow covered the table,' Bowers said. 'The quantum dots were supposed to emit blue light, but instead they were giving off a beautiful white glow.'"
Something new for moths? (Score:5, Funny)
This brings up an important question (Score:5, Funny)
Oh no! (Score:4, Funny)
"How many
Re:It's about damn time! (Score:4, Funny)
Kind of like most slashdotters!
Schroedinger's Bulb (Score:5, Funny)
We'll need a replacement for the Goodyear Blimp! (Score:5, Funny)
FTFA (Score:3, Funny)
Answer: $$$
Ideas of the Future? (Score:5, Funny)
Smoke. That's one thing that I don't see changing any time soon. Not for me, anyway.
Re:This brings up an important question (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Ideas of the Future? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:We'll need a replacement for the Goodyear Blimp (Score:5, Funny)
(Note to mods: that's not a spelling error).
Perty white light... (Score:2, Funny)
I bet Marie and Pierre Curie thought something similar at one point. "Hey look, this lump of weird metal that we produced is glowing so pretty... hey, if I put it in my mouth, my eyes glow too! Fun!"
What do you think! (Score:1, Funny)
A lawyer?
Re:Schroedinger's Bulb (Score:2, Funny)
White glow... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:It's all LIES (Score:1, Funny)