FREE EVENT

In the future, when we flip a light switch, could it turn on a solid-state light, rather than the lightbulb as we know it?

Incandescent and fuel-based lamps convert less than 5 perfect of the energy they consume into visible light; the remainder emerges as heat. Fluorescent lamps achieve a conversion efficiency of about 30 percent. 

But solid-state lighting has the potential to be the much-needed energy efficient technology of the future. Currently being tested in some environments, solid-state lighting needs more research, engineering, and technological development to increase efficiency, lower its heat generation, and achieve a light color that’s accurate and pleasing to the human eye.

The presenter will be Robert F. Davis, the John and Clare Bertucci Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.

Food and drinks will be available for purchase during the event.