Quantum dot technology has long promised to usher in a 'new generation' of solid-state LED lighting. It's also technology currently being pushed hard by academics around the world. Back in the summer, for example, researchers at the University of Hiroshima in Japan announced they had used silicon-based quantum dots to fabricate a hybrid white-blue electroluminescence LED. Now a team from Oregon State University has announced it has developed a continuous-flow microwave-assisted manufacturing process that combines lower costs with reduced energy and waste and the need for fewer toxic materials, potentially making these types of LEDs an increasingly attractive commercial proposition.
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