Researchers Create New Cheap, Shatterproof, Plastic Light Bulbs

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Posted by samzenpus on Monday December 03, 2012 @09:48AM 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."

Researchers Create New Cheap, Shatterproof, Plastic Light Bulbs

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I am having a vision of the future... (Score:4, Funny)

by localman57 ( 1340533 ) writes: on Monday December 03, 2012 @09:52AM (#42168069)

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...

Re:I am having a vision of the future... (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday December 03, 2012 @11:20AM (#42168995)

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

Re:I am having a vision of the future... (Score:5, Funny)

by Electricity Likes Me ( 1098643 ) writes: on Monday December 03, 2012 @12:03PM (#42169583)

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

Re:I am having a vision of the future... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday December 03, 2012 @12:54PM (#42170245)

"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.

Re:I am having a vision of the future... (Score:4, Funny)

by webnut77 ( 1326189 ) writes: on Monday December 03, 2012 @04:53PM (#42172823)

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

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