June 2, 2006—The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that its Solid State Lighting Research and Development has made up to $3.75 is available for research in light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and organic LEDs (OLEDs).
The funds will go toward selected research projects relating to LED materials and optics and OLED materials and architectures. Both LEDs and OLEDs are made from semiconductors, and such solid-state devices have the potential to revolutionize the lighting industry with new high-efficiency and durable products.
While LEDs are point sources of light, OLEDs normally take the form of large luminous sheets of material. Proposals are due on June 27th.
For more information, see the DOE Web page.
