There's an interesting feature in today's Nikkei Business Daily which suggests that success in producing white LEDs may mean the end of the fluorescent tube. There’s an interesting feature in today’s Nikkei Business Daily which suggests that success in producing white LEDs may mean the end of the fluorescent tube....

A US company, Constellation 3D, revealed a similar technology, last year, called Fluorescent Multi-layer Discs, and is expected to demonstrate their own products in the next few months. The technology uses "controlled extinction of fluorescence" to record data. A bit is written by exposing photosensitive glass to radiation, altering its fluorescence....

According to a new report from market research firm iSuppli, as advances in technology enable LED light capacity to increase, and as manufacturing costs become competitive with incandescent and fluorescent lighting, LEDs could provide a new and cost-effective alternative for everyday spot lighting.. According to a new report from market research firm iSuppli, as advances in technology enable LED light capacity to increase, and as manufacturing costs become competitive with incandescent and fluorescent lighting, LEDs could provide a new and cost-effective alternative for everyday spot lighting. Currently, white LEDs produce 60 lumens/watt, but you would need 80 to 100 lm/W to become cost competitive with the 65 lm/W of fluorescent tubes and 17 lm/W of incandescents, according to US Department of Energy figures....

Called `multi-layer fluorescent data storage technology', the process uses fluorescence instead of optical reflection to record, store and retrieve data using up to ten layers of media....

The band gap of the nanocrystals varies with the size of the nanoparticle, so the fluorescent wavelength can be tuned by the size of the nanocrystals. Well, some folks say that the glowing nanoclusters could lead to new materials for displays, optical memory, micro-opto-electronic applications, or even fluorescent tags for biological systems....

Tight supply of LCD cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) has benefited Toa Elevam with increasing sales, which reached NT$375 million in the first five months of this year and achieved 94% of its predicted sales in the first half. Tight supply of LCD cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) has benefited Toa Elevam with increasing sales, which reached NT$375 million in the first five months of this year and achieved 94% of its predicted sales in the first half....

Japan-based Harison Toshiba Lighting today will hold the opening ceremony for its TFT LCD CCFL (cold cathode fluorescent lamp) factory in Junghe City, Taipei County, according to the Taiwan-based Commercial Times. Japan-based Harison Toshiba Lighting today will hold the opening ceremony for its TFT LCD CCFL (cold cathode fluorescent lamp) factory in Junghe City, Taipei County, according to the Taiwan-based Commercial Times...